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It was the first school built for African-American students in the area, originally serving grades 1st through 8th. In its early history students would come from other states to attend this school, such as Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri. In 1937 the school acquired high school status, and
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The school was renamed the James Sebastian Phelix School (or J. S. Phelix School) after local mason and undertaker James Sebastian Phelix's death. In 1955 it was remodeled for use exclusively as a high school. It is now closed, and only used for special events.
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It is a single-story brick structure, roughly in an H shape, with hipped roofs on the wings. The oldest portion of the building, a U-shaped section, was built in 1924 with funding from the
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property in Crittenden County, Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places
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served students from four states in the region, prompting its enlargement.
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and Gannt Street in Sunset, Arkansas, United States.
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Marion Colored High School is located in Arkansas
Arkansas
Marion Colored High School is located in the United States
Sunset
Crittenden County
35°13′17″N 90°12′5″W / 35.22139°N 90.20139°W / 35.22139; -90.20139
MPS
Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
95000349
Arkansas Highway 77
National Register of Historic Places
Rosenwald Fund
Phelix School, formerly Marion Colored High School
National Register of Historic Places listings in Crittenden County, Arkansas


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National Register of Historic Places
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"NRHP nomination for Marion Colored High School"


"Phelix School story is intriguing chapter of local history"
"Marion Colored High School"

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