The
Union Academy structure once stood on the
grounds of the 1915 Union
Academy in Tarpon Springs, one of the first "Negro
schools" established in Pinellas County.
It is believed to be one of the earliest
surviving examples of the first portable
classrooms, World War I surplus buildings
known as “chicken coops.” Initially part
of the Tarpon Springs Primary (Elementary)
School, in 1942 it was moved to the Union
Academy. Throughout its long history, it
has also served as a community club for African
Americans during the period when organizations
such as the Boys Club excluded blacks because
of their race.
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