Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati | |
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1301 John Street Cincinnati , Ohio United States | |
Coordinates | 39°6′30″N 84°31′24″W / 39.10833°N 84.52333°W [a] |
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Other names | McCall School McCall Colored Industrial School |
Type | Trade school for African American students Funded by private endowment |
Opened | 1914 |
Founder | Sallie J. McCall |
Closed | 1962 |
Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati (also known McCall School and McCall Colored Industrial School) was a school for African Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was established in 1914 at 724 W. Sixth Street. [1]
The school was established on property donated by Sallie J. McCall in her 1909 will. A trade school, courses included carpentry, masonry, cement work, automobile mechanics, driving, domestic science, dressmaking, and millinery. [1] Through a $400,000 [2] endowment McCall established, equivalent to $12,167,442 in 2023, the school did not charge tuition. [3] [4] Between 1914 and 1926 it had 600 graduates. [2] In the 1930s it was relocated to 1301 John Street.
Several years after Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School opened nearby, in 1962 Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati closed. [1] [5] Scholarships were established for African American students with the endowment's remaining funds. [6]
Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati | |
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Address | |
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1301 John Street Cincinnati , Ohio United States | |
Coordinates | 39°6′30″N 84°31′24″W / 39.10833°N 84.52333°W [a] |
Information | |
Other names | McCall School McCall Colored Industrial School |
Type | Trade school for African American students Funded by private endowment |
Opened | 1914 |
Founder | Sallie J. McCall |
Closed | 1962 |
Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati (also known McCall School and McCall Colored Industrial School) was a school for African Americans in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was established in 1914 at 724 W. Sixth Street. [1]
The school was established on property donated by Sallie J. McCall in her 1909 will. A trade school, courses included carpentry, masonry, cement work, automobile mechanics, driving, domestic science, dressmaking, and millinery. [1] Through a $400,000 [2] endowment McCall established, equivalent to $12,167,442 in 2023, the school did not charge tuition. [3] [4] Between 1914 and 1926 it had 600 graduates. [2] In the 1930s it was relocated to 1301 John Street.
Several years after Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School opened nearby, in 1962 Colored Industrial School of Cincinnati closed. [1] [5] Scholarships were established for African American students with the endowment's remaining funds. [6]