Former New Kent High School
New Kent High School; George W. Watkins High School | |
The old New Kent High School in October 2016 | |
| Location | 11825 New Kent Hwy, New Kent, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′57″N 76°58′51″W / 37.5157°N 76.9808°W |
| Area | 9 acres |
| Built | 1930 |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001046 |
| VLR No. | 063-0318 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 2001 |
| Designated NHL | August 7, 2001 |
| Designated VLR | June 13, 2001 |
New Kent High School is a historic school in New Kent, Virginia. The school, along with the nearby George W. Watkins Elementary School, is associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Green v. County School Board of New Kent County (1968), in which the court defined what the standards of Brown v. Board of Education were in the desegregation cases. This decision ended the era of Massive Resistance and ushered in the era of integration.