Thomas Jefferson High School (Richmond, Virginia)
Thomas Jefferson High School | |
| Location | 4100 W. Grace St., Richmond, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°34′17″N 77°29′11″W / 37.5715°N 77.4863°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Charles M. Robinson |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Public Schools of Richmond MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001441[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0431 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1993 |
| Designated VLR | October 20, 1993[2] |
Thomas Jefferson High School is a historic high school in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of the Richmond Public Schools. The Art Deco building, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by architect Charles M. Robinson.[1] In his book, The Virginia Landmarks Register, Calder Loth refers to the school as Robinson's "masterpiece" and notes that the structure is "a celebration of education, a building redolent of civic pride."[3]
James E. Ryan's book Five Miles Away, A World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America discusses school segregation by comparing TJHS to nearby Freeman High School, which is in suburban Henrico County.[4]
Notable alumni
- H. Coleman McGehee Jr. (1923–2013), lawyer and Episcopal bishop[5]
- Kendrick Warren, college and professional basketball player[6]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Calder Loth, Virginia. Dept. of Historic Resources (1999). The Virginia landmarks register. University Press of Virginia. p. 444. ISBN 9780813918624.
- ^ "The Nixon-Obama Compromise". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ "H. C. McGehee, Jr., is Named Assistant Attorney-General". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 4, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Kendrick Warren". tjhsvikingsathletics.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.