National and State Registers of Historic Places
Northeast Junior High School
400 Troup Ave
Kansas City (Wyandotte County)
Listed in National Register
2008-10-16
Architect: Rose & Peterson; Radotinsky, Meyn, Deardorf (1961)
Category: school
Thematic Nomination: Historic Public Schools of Kansas
The Northeast Junior High School is a four-story masonry structure constructed in 1923 as the first intermediate school to serve Kansas City's African-American population. Rose and Peterson Architects designed the building, which had the same floor plan as Northwest Junior High built in 1922 to serve the area's white students. These twin schools were indicative of Kansas City's citywide educational segregation that extended from the first grade through junior college. The building is nominated for its educational history and architectural significance constructed during the Progressive-era in a commercial style with Beaux Arts stylistic influences.
