1415 30th Ave., Meridian, Mississippi. County/parish: Lauderdale.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 15, 1991. NRIS 91000880.
2 contributing buildings.
Wechsler School is a historic school in Meridian, Mississippi erected in 1894. The school was the first brick public school building in Mississippi built with public funds for African-American children. It originally served primary through eighth grades but was later expanded to include high school as well. The school was named in honor of Rabbi Judah Wechsler of Congregation Beth Israel, who had led and inspired Meridian public to approve a bond issue to raise money for construction of the school. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1993.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891564