Lincoln Heights School

	Lincoln Heights School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Lincoln Heights School (March 5, 2021)
Location	197 Lincoln Heights Rd., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°8′54″N 81°7′46″W / 36.14833°N 81.12944°W
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1924
MPS	Wilkesboro MRA
NRHP reference No.	100002932
Added to NRHP	September 11, 2018

Lincoln Heights School was a historic six-teacher Rosenwald School.^[2] Built-in 1924, the buildings of the school are now listed with National Register of Historic Places for its significance in education of African American children across Wilkes County, North Carolina.^[3]

History

The school was constructed in 1924, but the facility was expanded to a 14-classroom structure between 1926 and 1950. The H-shaped building is located at the end of Lincoln Heights School Road, off what now is Old U.S. 421, in Wilkesboro. The additional buildings includes an agricultural shop combined with a cafeteria, a high school building, and a gymnasium - all were constructed between 1956 and 1963. In 1968, with the integration of Wilkes County schools, Lincoln Heights was closed down.

Lincoln Heights was funded by Rosenwald Fund, established in 1917 by Julius Rosenwald.^[4] It is one of the largest and only 16 brick Rosenwald School buildings nationwide constructed.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "View, Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School (Wilkesboro, N.C.) - bh2119pnc002 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections". d.lib.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ "National Register Adds 17 North Carolina Historic Places | NC DNCR". www.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ ^a ^b "NEH funds Appalachian event to preserve the history of the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School". today.appstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "View, Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School (Wilkesboro, N.C.) - bh2119pnc002 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections". d.lib.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[3] "National Register Adds 17 North Carolina Historic Places | NC DNCR". www.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

[:0-4] "NEH funds Appalachian event to preserve the history of the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School". today.appstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

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