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Jennie Dean Memorial
9601 Prince William St
Manassas, VA 20110
703-368-1873

The Manassas Industrial School/Jennie Dean Memorial is part of the Manassas Museum System which is owned and operated by the City of Manassas. This Memorial commemorates Jennie Dean and the school she founded in 1893, the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth. It was the only school in Northern Virginia at that time that provided vocational and academic training for African American children. The school had the support of such notable individuals as Clara Barton and Frederick Douglass (who gave the dedication speech in 1894). The school existed as a private institution until 1938 when it became a public regional high school for blacks operated by Fairfax, Prince William and Fauquier counties. It later became a Prince William County high school. The original structures were razed in the late 1960's and early 1970's

The Memorial is open to the public from dawn to dusk each day. A bronze model of the campus, outlines of the foundations of original buildings, historical markers and an information kiosk tell the rich history of this school.

Jennie Dean's Gravesite

 
 

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