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Banneker School

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Banneker School
Banneker School

The Banneker School is a historic building and former public school active from 1940 to 2005, at 2840 Samuel Shepard Drive in the Midtown neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. For most of its time it served as a Black school, and it housed the Banneker District Headquarters. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017, for its contributions to education, social history, and African American ethnic heritage from 1957 until 1970. Other Banneker District schools listed on the National Register of Historic Places include the Carr School (1419 Carr Street), the Franklin School (814 North 19th Street), and the Pruitt School (1212 North 22nd Street).

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63103 St. Louis
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