Monticello High School senior class - Monticello, Florida

Monticello High School senior class - Monticello, Florida

Monticello High School
School - Monticello, Florida
Students

Monticello High School, also called Jefferson County High School, is a National Historic Landmark (listed in 1999). Originally built in 1852 by slave labor from Samuel Carroll?s plantation with bricks furnished by George Taylor, it was first known as Jefferson Academy. The first brick school building in the state, the school was expanded (with added columns) in 1915. It is located at 425 East Washington Street.

The school is in the background.

State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

1930

PR05540

Monticello, Florida