Booker T. Washington School was a black school in Ashland, Kentucky. It was named after Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), the American civil rights leader, educator and author. The school taught black children grades 1 through 12. The brick schoolhouse stood at the corner Seventh Street and Central Avenue. The school closed in 1962. The building has since been razed. A state historical plaque marks the location. References Historically segregated African-American schools in Kentucky Schools in Boyd County, Kentucky Ashland, Kentucky Demolished buildings and structures in Kentucky 1962 disestablishments in Kentucky