Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

(Former) Atkins High School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

1. (Former) Atkins High School Marker

Inscription. Named for prominent local African-American education pioneer, Dr. Simon Green Atkins, Atkins High School was designed by Harold Macklin in the Classical Revival style and constructed 1930-1931. Atkins was the first school in Winston-Salem built as a high school to serve Africans Americans. Constructed with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund, a philanthropic organization devoted to building schools for African-Americans. Atkins marked the first use of the Rosenwald funds for an urban high school in North Carolina. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Erected 2002 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 36° 6.586′ N, 80° 13.348′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Cameron Avenue 0.1 miles north of East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lowman Pauling & The "5" Royales (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fourteenth Street Elementary School

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourteenth Street School (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Black House and Brickyard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reynoldstown Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bowen Park Neighborhood (approx. 0.7 miles away); Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); East Winston Library (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

2. (Former) Atkins High School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

3. (Former) Atkins High School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

4. (Former) Atkins High School Marker

(Former) Atkins High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

5. (Former) Atkins High School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 15, 2012

6. (Former) Atkins High School

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 17, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.