Archives Closed Schools K-M: Lincoln Institute of Kentucky

Last Address: Simpsonville, Kentucky

Status   Non-JCPS, closed

Year Opened: 1912

Year Closed: 1965

Originally begun as a private school like its founder, Berea College, Lincoln Institute eventually became a state-operated public school in 1947.  Lincoln educated many black students from areas across Kentucky which did not provide high school facilities for African-Americans.  Some Jefferson County residents attended Lincoln prior to integration of JCPS schools in the 1950s.  The property is now a Job Corps facility.  Students seeking their records should contact the state archives.