Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School

L.C. Humes High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Humes School main entrance
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Location	659 N. Manassas St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°09′32″N 90°02′00″W / 35.1589°N 90.0334°W / 35.1589; -90.0334
Area	7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Built	1924
Architect	George Awsumb
Architectural style	Collegiate Gothic
MPS	Public Schools of Memphis 1902-1915 MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000368[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 2004

Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School, formerly the L. C. Humes High School, is a middle school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It has also been known as North Side High School and as L.C. Humes Junior High School. It was open as a high school from the 1930s through 1967 and later became a middle school in the Memphis City Schools district. In 2004, the school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for "its significance in education to Memphis, Tennessee and its Collegiate Gothic design",^[2] the latter the work of noted architect George Awsumb.^[2]

The school also has a connection to Elvis Presley, who graduated from the school in 1953. The school has numerous alumni from nearby Porter-Leath from its days as an orphanage and current foster care facility.

In 2012, the school opened as a charter school run by Gestalt Community Schools.^[3] In 2017 it was announced that control of the school would be transferred to Frayser Community schools when Gestalt would exit after experiencing declining enrollment and funding.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Bill Black
• John Bramlett
• Jack Cristil^{[citation needed]}
• George Klein
• Elvis Presley
• Red West

References

External links

• Official website
• Shelby County Schools
• Humes High School Class of 1953 (with photos of Humes in 1953) Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Humes High, Class of 1953 - Comments from Elvis' classmates
• Humes High School info

This page was last edited on 25 October 2023, at 19:50