In 1952 the Banneker School and Fairview School were effectively merged, with the Banneker School being renamed the Fairview Annex. This marked the end of segregated schools in Bloomington: African-American students from Banneker and students of European descent from Fairview began to attend classes together. Bill Coulter On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Randi Richardson via <[email protected] > wrote: > > > Lindsey Erdody, "Banneker Community Center Turing 100 This Year," > Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, February 22, 2015, p. > A1+. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the > original that was accompanied by four photographs. > > > > The Benjamin Banneker School for Bloomington's black students living on the > west side opened at 930 W. Seventh Street on December 7, 1915. It was > known > as the "colored school," and Thomas Covington Johnson was the first > principal. The school was named after Banneker, a black astronomer, > mathematician and surveyor. > > > > In 1942, the school added a gymnasium. In 1952, the school closed and the > building was renamed the Fairview Annex where fifth- and sixth-grade > students from the Fairview School attended classes. After the expansion of > Fairview was completed, the Annex was sold to the city parks department in > 1957 and renamed the Westside Community Center. In 1994, following major > renovations, the building was renamed the Benjamin Banneker Community > Center. In 2008, an Indiana state historical marker was added at the > location. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >