William Hooper Councill High School Site
N 34° 43.315 W 086° 35.327
16S E 537650 N 3842282
The oldest African-Americans school in Huntsville.
Waymark Code: WM1PM0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2007
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William Hooper Councill High School Site, 1892-1966
The first public school for African-Americans in the city of Huntsville was named for the founder of the Alabama A&M University. The site, selected by a committee headed by the Rev. W.E. Gaston, was donated by the Davis-Lowe family.
Founded in 1867 in the basement of Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Church on Jefferson Street, the school was moved to a frame building on this site in 1892. The first diplomas were granted in 1912. A brick structure replaced the original building in 1927.
The school was closed due to integration, graduating its last class in 1966.
Marker Name: William Hooper Councill High School Site
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The building is now boarded up.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1993
Marker Number: Not listed
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