Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School, Nashville, TN
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LSUMonica
N 36° 09.718 W 086° 48.032
16S E 517940 N 4001931
Clock on the facade of the former Pearl High School.
Waymark Code: WMA99
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2006
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MAGNET SCHOOL
Located at 613 17th Avenue North and formerly Pearl High School, the original portion of this Art Deco building was completed in 1937 and designed by the prominent African-American architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack. For many years Nashville’s only high school for black students, Pearl is significant as a community anchor for African Americans during segregation.
The school was a project of the Public Works Administration (PWA) and maintains a high degree of architectural integrity with replacement windows and doors representing the only significant changes to the façade. Additions to the original structure include a vocational building (1945) and gymnasium (1964).
