AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
George Washington Carver High School
Avoyelles Parish
Carver High School began as Bunkie Colored Public School, spanning back as early as 1909, when a school was started in the Pest House on the corner of Oak and Ash streets in Bunkie, a couple of blocks away from its present site. This early building served as a school and a hospital of sorts, for those with contagious diseases. Under the administration of Principal Albert B. Rowe, an eight-room white building was constructed around 1937, and eventually, land was donated by Colonel W. D. Haas for the construction of a new campus, pictured here. In 1957, the school’s name was changed once more to George Washington Carver High School. Carver High became Bunkie Middle School after 1970 with integration, but the school closed and has been vacant since 2010. There is great community interest in rehabilitating this school.
George Washington Carver High School
OPENED: 1956
CLOSED: 1970
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: Bunkie Colored High School, Bunkie Consolidated High School, Bunkie Academy, Bunkie Middle School
OTHER USES/CURRENT USE: Middle school; Vacant
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 100,000 sf
PROPERTY OWNER: Avoyelles Parish School Board
