Manassas High School / The Cora P. Taylor Auditorium

Manassas High School / The Cora P. Taylor Auditorium (HM1NGX)

Location: Memphis, TN 38107 Shelby County
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N 35° 10.244', W 90° 1.912'

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Manassas High School

Manassas High School was established by Spencer Johnson and others in 1899 on the west side of Manassas Street. Originally a two-room framed structure in 1900, more rooms were added between 1902 and 1904. In 1918, a 16-room stucco building was erected. Additional improvements were made between 1920 and 1980. In 1924 Manassas High School, known as one of the largest Rosenwald schools and the first four-year accredited public school for Blacks in the county school system, graduated its first senior high school class.
The Cora P. Taylor Auditorium
The Cora P. Taylor Auditorium was erected in 1927. It was named in honor of Mrs. Cora Price Taylor (1885-1932), who served as the first high school principal of Manassas from 1909-1929. She personally hauled bricks by truck from Millington to help build the auditorium that hosted school assemblies, public affairs and community events. In 1976, this historic auditorium was demolished to make room for improvements to Manassas High School
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HM NumberHM1NGX
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker Number4E 146
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 at 9:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 770324 N 3896012
Decimal Degrees35.17073333, -90.03186667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 10.244', W 90° 1.912'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 10' 14.64" N, 90° 1' 54.72" W
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Area Code(s)901
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1075-1087 N Manassas St, Memphis TN 38107, US
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