Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina)

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Central School
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Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina)
Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina)
Location414 Watkins St.,
Asheboro, North Carolina
Coordinates35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W / 35.71056°N 79.80389°W / 35.71056; -79.80389
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1926, 1948
Architectural styleInternational Style, Scholastic functionalism
NRHP reference No.93001342[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1993

The Central School is a historic Rosenwald School building located in the historically African-American East Side neighborhood at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, "T"-plan red brick building with a gable roof. In 1948, a two-level, flat roofed International Style wing was added.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Asheboro Central High School was a school for African Americans in Asheboro, North Carolina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas W. Hanchett; Addie Luther; L. MacKay Whatley, Jr. (August 1993). "Central School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ^ https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,898889,00.html



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