Walker High School - Walker, LA
N 30° 29.350 W 090° 51.817
15R E 705054 N 3374931
Located at 13443 Burgess Ave. Known now as Walker Freshman High School. Fine Renaissance style 2 story school.
Waymark Code: WM4Y4F
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
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On my visit, school was closed and fence locked. It was easy, though, to park and walk around building. The details in the facade ornament work pictures do not do it justice.
Fine example of a "small town" school. Here is a brief history, that I found
Walker High.Walker High School is a two-story brick building with concrete trim built in 1930. The building primarily displays Italian Renaissance and Italian Baroque motifs.
Although the school has experienced some alteration since its completion.
The building’s rectilinear facade exhibits a three-part composition in which a slightly projecting
central pavilion with a vertical emphasis is flanked by horizontal wings. The school’s footprint is that of a
rectangle from which a large rear wing extends. This wing accommodates a large, two-story auditorium
located directly behind the entrance pavilion and lobby. The building houses nine original classrooms,
four on the first floor and five on the second. Each room opens into a “U”-shaped hallway which wraps
around the auditorium (see attached sketch). All of the rooms are large, well lighted, and have doors with
transoms.