J. Milton Turner School
J. Milton Turner School, originally Meacham Park School, is a historic former school building in the Meacham Park (neighborhood), Meacham Park neighborhood of Kirkwood, Missouri outside St. Louis. It served African American students during segregation and was named for James Milton Turner. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 22, 2002, for its contribution to African American and educational history. History The school was opened in 1925 with an enrollment of 230 students. It is a two-story U-shaped brick building. The original wooden building of the school was demolished after two brick buildings were constructed, the first in 1937 (north section) and the second in 1948 (U-shaped south front of the building), establishing the school current exterior form. Both parts of the school were designed by Bonsack & Pearce. It was closed in the 1976–1977 school year, in response to a federally mandated push to address racial isolation in the ...
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Turner School
Turner School may refer to: * J. Milton Turner School in Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.; NRHP-listed * Turner College (Hernando, Mississippi), Turner College in Hernando, Mississippi, U.S. * Turner Normal and Industrial School in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. * Turner School (Rockford, Illinois) in Rockford, Illinois, U.S.; NRHP-listed See also

* Turner High School (other) {{schooldis ...
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