Planning and Development

When the National Park Service acquired the site, it had changed greatly since the 1950s. Many of the walls dividing the classrooms had been removed. The original woodwork, tile, and flooring are still present. The exterior of the building is mostly unchanged. Engineering studies showed the building to be structurally sound.

A multi-phased rehabilitation of the building is scheduled to begin in 2000. The National Park Service plans to convert the building to a visitor center, research center and forum for discussion of the Brown case and the Civil Rights Movement. Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site has 1.85 acres under development.

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