Baker Public School

The Baker Public School is a pair of historic school buildings at 100 West Baker Street in . It consists of a small Colonial Revival brick building constructed in 1913 as an annex to an older building, and a larger 1939 Art Deco building built out of limestone and brick.
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
  • Type: School building
  • Description: school building in Richmond, Virginia
  • Address: 100 West Baker Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church and Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

Church
is a historic African-American Baptist church located in . The church was founded in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. is situated 470 feet south of Baker Public School.

Museum
The is an American 501 organization and museum established in 1981 and focused on the history of Black and African Americans in the state of Virginia. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Baker Public School.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street on "Quality Row" in the neighborhood of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jackson Ward and Downtown Richmond.

Neighborhood
, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in , with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

The Downtown district of includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district located in the , and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital– complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.

Baker Public School

Latitude
37.55181° or 37° 33′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.43815° or 77° 26′ 17″ west
Inception
1939
Open location code
8794HH26+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 182380774
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q46996864
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In Other Languages

“Baker Public School” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: مدرسة بيكر العامه

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Highlights include HJWA Community Garden and Tucker Cottage.

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