Simmons Colored School
- Also Known As: Simmons Middle School
- Address: 4306 - 4318 St Louis Ave
- Neighborhood of The Ville, STL in City of St Louis
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1898/00/00 | William B Ittner | Architect | Simmons Colored School is built in 1898, designed by William B Ittner, he also design additions built in 1901 and 1911. | |||
| 1930/00/00 | The west addition extends the 1911 wing at Simmons Middle School in 1930 and the brick-faced gymnasium-all-purpose room is added in 1965 at the far west end. | |||||
| 1930/00/00 | Chuck Berry | Education | Charles Berry attends Simmons Colored School. Later, he wrote that his 7th and 8th grade teacher Julia Davis was "a Baptist, but she is like a Catholic nun in the classroom." |
| Particulars for Simmons Colored School: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Civil rights | Racial Segregation |
| Historic Use | School |
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