All other renderings were created in-house by Stevens & Wilkinson. (Photo: BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM)The Howard building is shown in 2015, before renovation work began.
Atlanta icons such as Dr. Martin Luther King and Maynard Jackson, Jr. went to school in the Howard building which will reopen as a new middle school next fall. And crumbling.. David T. Howard, a former slave who founded Atlanta’s first black-owned bank, donated the 7.5 acres at 551 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., for an elementary school that opened in … David T. Howard High School was a school for African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia.It has many prominent alumni. Ms. Stern is a teacher at David T. Howard Middle School. Atlanta Public Schools is spending $52 million to preserve and reopen the school. The building's namesake,In 1948, it became a high school. Atlanta Public Schools is spending $52 million to preserve and reopen the school. Help Ms. Stern get the tools they need by supporting their classroom. The primary factor contributing to the success of our firm has been the long-term relationships we have developed with you, our clients.Stevens & Wilkinson, in collaboration with Lord Aeck Sargent, was selected by Atlanta Public Schools for the re-design of the historical Howard Middle School. District officials have said Inman is overcrowded, and the revamped Howard site will Officials expect Howard Middle School to open in time for the beginning of the 2020 school year, serving students in grades six, seven and eight. The building will have an exhibit space dedicated to the school’s history.The David T. Howard Building, pictured here in a photo from 2015, closed in 1976. 2015 AJC file photo by BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COMRenderings of the Howard Middle School project in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward. (Photo by © Flip Schulke/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)Renderings of the Howard Middle School project in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward. ATLANTA — The David T. Howard building where Atlanta civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and former NBA star Walt Frazier attended school has sat frozen in time for decades- … Renderings provided by lead architect Stevens & Wilkinson. In Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, an old school is getting new life.Atlanta Public Schools is renovating and expanding the shuttered David T. Howard Building on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.When crews complete the work next year, the building will reopen as Howard Middle School.The building holds an important spot in Atlanta's history. Great care was taken to design sensitively around the existing structure to highlight the historic attributes while at the same time creating a new identity for a modern middle school. The site design activates the urban setting and reconnects several pedestrian paths and bike trails that have come to define this area of the city.Stevens & Wilkinson, in collaboration with Lord Aeck Sargent, was selected for the re-design and renovation of Atlanta Public Schools’ historic David T. Howard Middle School. Renderings provided by lead architect Stevens & Wilkinson.The David T. Howard school had been closed since 1976, and its interior was filled with peeling paint, plaster and debris before renovation work began. ** ** In 2018 the school was being renovated for a planned 2020 reopening as a middle school. **All exterior renderings are provided by Lord Aeck Sargent. For a century, design excellence, financial stability and personal service have made Stevens & Wilkinson one of the most experienced and reliable firms engaged in architecture, engineering and interior design in the Southeast. **All exterior renderings are provided by Lord Aeck Sargent. Stevens & Wilkinson, in collaboration with Lord Aeck Sargent, was selected for the re-design and renovation of Atlanta Public Schools’ historic David T. Howard Middle School. Other important residents who attended the school included Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first African American mayor; NBA star Walt “Clyde” Frazier; and Olympic gold medalist high jumper Mildred McDaniel Singleton.Architects are paying particular care to preserve the essence of the old school, melding its historic features with modern updates.Once finished, Howard Middle School will be the new home for students who attend Inman Middle School. The current project includes a complete historic restoration of the existing facility, with multiple additions including a new administrative wing designed to reflect an originally-designed element that was never built, a 4-level classroom addition, media center, auditorium, kitchen/cafeteria, and music wing. It was constructed in the 1920s as an elementary school.