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.