BBB’s revitalization of historic Douglass High School creates a modernized facility with flexible spaces for education and recreation, while commemorating the school’s role in the struggle for equal rights.
Built in 1941, Douglass High School was Loudoun County’s only accredited high school serving Black students prior to court-ordered integration in 1968, and today it remains a symbol of the struggle for equal rights in education in Northern Virginia. BBB worked closely with Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS)–with input from alumni, local preservation officials, and other stakeholders—to revitalize five buildings for administrative and recreational spaces for LCPS, the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services (PRCS), and a Consortium comprising the Loudoun Douglass High School Alumni Association, the Loudoun County branch of the NAACP, and the Edwin Washington Society.
