"Colored Schools": Wilson Street Colored School

Other Name: McClellan, George M. Colored School, Twelfth Street Colored School

Last Address: Wilson Street between 11th and 12th streets

Year Opened: 1907

Year Closed: 1934

The Twelfth Street Colored School was renamed Wilson Avenue Colored School in 1907, presumably due to its move to that street the year previously.  In 1934 the school was renamed again in honor of educator George M. McClellan and it relocated to 11th and Gaulbert streets.