We’re reimagining the historic Huntington School for its next generation of service—this time as a combined library, recreation center, and community center.

Dating to 1935, the building was originally a Black high school during the segregation era. It was later converted into a middle school, which we are currently working to relocate to a new facility at the other end of the shared multi-block site.  

While the historic school is no longer able to support a modern academic program, it is beloved by its community. Our design preserves the building’s historic core, recasting it as the entry to a new community hub. Expansions will provide a modern Pearl Bailey Library and a new Doris Miller Recreation Center with community meeting spaces, a gymnasium, and an indoor pool.

Both the Huntington Miller Bailey Center and the new Huntington Middle School are implementations of our master plan for the site, which consolidates community facilities to maximize opportunity and shared resources.