Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina)

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Church Street School
Church Street School, September 2012
Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina)
Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina)
LocationJasper St., W of Church St., Thomasville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°53′21″N 80°5′21″W / 35.88917°N 80.08917°W / 35.88917; -80.08917
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built1935 (1935)-1937
Built byStewart, R.K.
ArchitectWallace, William Roy
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.90000355[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1990

Church Street School is a historic school building for African-American students located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935–1937, and is a two-story, T-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. A two-story auditorium projects from the rear of the main building. Two-story wings built in 1951 flank the original building. A gymnasium was built the same year. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ William H. Huffman (October 1989). "Church Street School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.



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