Cullen W. Banks
Dublin Core
Title
Cullen W. Banks
Alternative Title
Banks, Cullen W.
Subject
High school principals--United States
African American school principals
Orlando (Fla.)
High schools--Florida
Schools
Education--Florida
Description
Cullen Banks, principal of Jones High School in Orlando, Florida, from 1935-1954. During his tenure, the Orange County School Board built a new school building at 801 South Rio Grande Avenue, which is the current location of the school.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street.
Located in the Parramore/Lorna Doone neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Jones High School was the first area public school for African-Americans. The original building was located on the corner of Garland Avenue and Church Street, but the school was renamed the Johnson Academy and moved to a new building on the corner of Chatham Avenue and West Jefferson Street. In 1921, the school was renamed in honor Principal L. C. Jones and a brick colonial revival building was constructed on the corner of Parramore Avenue and Washington Street.
Creator
Source
Original black and white photograph: Jones High School Historical Museum, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1935-1954
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Jones High School Historical Museum Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Jones High School, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by Jones High School.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Jones High School and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Jones High School Historical Society Digitization Project
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Feigenbaum, Nancy. "A 100-year History Lesson At Jones." Orlando Sentinel, January 22, 1995. Accessed December 12, 2018.
Jones High School. School Information: History." Joneshs.ocpc.net. https://joneshs.ocps.net/school_information/history (accessed December 12, 2018).
Jones High School Historical Society, Inc. "About." Joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org. https://joneshighschoolhistoricalsociety.org/about/ (accessed December 12, 2018).
Central Florida News 13. "Jones High School Shares Its History." CFNews13, March 6, 2019. Accessed March 7, 2019. http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=563c8272-fdf2-4562-ba64-1d23be8221f9.
Citation
Jones High School, “Cullen W. Banks,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10525.