This brick facility was built in 1923 by the United States Coal and Coke Co. and then leased to the Lynch Colored Common Graded School District. Students from Benham and Lynch enrolled in the high school, and the first four graduates received their diplomas in 1928. W.L. Shobe was principal from 1939 to 1956 and was an outstanding and progressive administrator. After Professor Shobe’s retirement, Coach John V. Coleman was promoted to principal, and the school’s name changed to West Main High. The school had many notable students and athletes.