Lincoln High School was a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States during segregation. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". It is no longer a functioning school. It has no link other than name with the current Lincoln High School.Historythumb thumbLincoln Academy opened in 1869 during Reconstruction as the all-black school in Leon County, Florida. It served grades 1 through 12. Its rival schools were FAMU High School and Griffin High School, which is now Griffin Middle. Because it was too crowded, some black students went to Bond School (what we now know as Bond Elementary) for grades 1 through 9.John G. Riley was the first African-American to become principal of a Leon County School when he served as principal of Lincoln Academy, the predecessor to Lincoln High School. In the same area where Lincoln was located was the Lincoln Nursing Center, for children who were not ready for the first grade.After integration, Lincoln High was closed down and Griffin Middle School was given the Tiger mascot. Lincoln's last two classes were transferred to Griffin; hence the school being renamed Lincoln-Griffin High. Students in the classes of 1968 and 1969 finished from Lincoln-Griffin High.Lincoln has been through three different stages. It was first located on Copeland Street, then moved to land that was later sold to Florida State University, then moved to its present location on Brevard and Macomb Streets.
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