Lane High School
| Lane High School | |
|---|---|
Lane High School in its modern incarnation as the Albemarle County Office Building | |
| Location | |
401 McIntire Road , 22902 United States | |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Closed | 1974 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Colors | Orange and black |
| Sports | Football, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, wrestling. |
| Mascot | Black Knight |
| Publication | Bumble Bee (magazine) |
| Newspaper | Lane Times |
| Yearbook | The Chain |
Lane High School, in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a public secondary school serving residents of Charlottesville from 1940 until 1974. It was an all-white school until its court-ordered integration in 1959. Black students formerly attended Burley High School. When Lane became too small to accommodate the student body, it was replaced by Charlottesville High School. In 1981, the building was converted for use as the Albemarle County Office Building, for which it has remained in use until the present day.
The structure was designed by Lynchburg, Virginia architect Pendleton Scott Clark. African American homes and African-American Episcopal chapel were removed to make way for the school. It was named after the former teacher and school superintendent James Waller Lane.