AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
Phyllis Wheatley High School
St. Landry Parish
Phyllis Wheatley High School opened in 1943 in Melville, Louisiana off the coast of the Atchafalaya River. The school went through many phases of being a high school, changing from Phillis Wheatley to Melville High School and then finally to Melville Elementary School. The school closed in 2010 and is currently owned by St. Landry Parish School Board.
Phillis Wheatley High School
OPENED: 1943
CLOSED: 2010
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: Melville High School, Melville Elementary School
OTHER USES/CURRENT USE: Vacant
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 52,000 sf
PROPERTY OWNER: St. Landry School Board
