Douglass School, Bristol

Name: Douglass School
Address: Bristol, United States

#9 among attractions in Bristol

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Douglass School is a historic school building for African-American children in Bristol, Virginia. The original section was built in 1921, with additions and alterations from about 1929 and 1963. It is a two-story, three-bay brick building with a flat roof. ()

Coordinates: 36°36'33"N, 82°10'31"W

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Douglass School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Hill Cemetery, Birthplace of Country Music Museum, First Baptist Church, Benjamin Walls Gallery.

1 miS
Cemetery
East Hill Cemetery, Bristol
26 min walk • East Hill Cemetery, also known as Maryland Hill, Round Hill, Rooster Hill, and City Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Bristol, Virginia.
1 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol
26 min walk • Birthplace of Country Music Museum is a museum celebrating the historic 1927 Bristol Sessions, which recorded some of the earliest country music in America when the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers and several other musicians recorded for the first time before gaining prominence.
1 miS
Church
First Baptist Church, Bristol
26 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 1 Virginia Street in Bristol, Virginia. It is a rectangular 1+1⁄2-story brick structure, resembling a Greek temple of the Ionic order. Its front facade is divided by six round columns, which support an entablature and fully pedimented gable.
1.1 miSW
36°35'43"N • 82°11'7"W
Benjamin Walls Gallery, Bristol
29 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1.1 miSW
36°35'41"N • 82°11'1"W
A Work of Art Gallery & Gifts, Bristol
28 min walk • Shopping, Art gallery, Museum
1.1 miSW
36°35'46"N • 82°11'7"W
Bristol Public Library, Bristol
28 min walk • Library
~1440 ftSW
Universities and schools
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol
7 min walk • Virginia Intermont College was a private, four-year liberal arts college in Bristol, Virginia. Founded in 1884 to create additional education opportunities for women, the College had been coeducational since 1972.
0.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Virginia Middle School, Bristol
15 min walk • Virginia Middle School is a former high school, is a historical landmark, and is now a middle school located in Bristol, Virginia. It is a part of Bristol Virginia Public Schools.