IN-53.2008.2 - Benjamin Banneker School

Marker text: BENJAMIN BANNEKER SCHOOL

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Renamed Fairview Annex, integrated sixth grade classes with Banneker and Fairview students met here 1951-1954, until new integrated Fairview School was completed. By 1955, this building became Westside Community Center. In 1994, after major renovation, it was renamed Benjamin Banneker Community Center to commemorate its history as segregated school.

Installed 2008 Indiana Historical Bureau, Bloomington's Black Business and Professional Association, Repairing the Breach Committee, and the City of Bloomington