Historic African-American Building on Path to Demolition
The 1944 structure was built as a nursery for African-Americans during World War II and then later became an American Legion post.
Local preservationists are working frantically to save the Carver Nursery School building on N. Fayette Street as a deadline nears that could allow it to be demolished. The building, which is located in the Parker-Gray Historic District, was built in 1944 to educate African-American children during World War II. It later became the William Thomas American Legion Post 129, but its members stopped using the facility in 2007. The building has since remained vacant. "To [the African-American community] it's an historic landmark," said Frances Colbert Terrell, president of the Seminary Civic Association. "We're being erased from the city." Terrell, a Seminary Hill resident, has been heavily involved in preserving the African-American heritage …
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11:13 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Mr. Walker has property in Old Town he could sell to buy this building if it was that important to him but one doesn't see him offering to do that. Of course Mr. Walker and everyone else (who won't put there own money into the building), have no problem expecting the current owner to spend his money and not be able to control what happens to the building. I wish people were more concerned with … more ›