Penn School Historic District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Penn School Historic District
|
|
.jpg) |
|
|
Brick Church
|
|
| Nearest city: | Frogmore, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Built: | 1855 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74001824 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | September 9, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHLD: | December 2, 1974[2] |
Penn School Historic District, known also as Penn School or Penn Center Historic District, is a historic district on St. Helena Island in South Carolina. Penn School was established in 1862 as a school for freed slaves, Gullahs, on an island occupied by the Union near the outset of the American Civil War.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History summary is here.[4]
It is located about one mile south of Frogmore on SC 37.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Penn School Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1487&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b James Sheire (August, 1974). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Penn Center Historic District / Penn SchoolPDF (32 KB). National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1965 and 1974PDF (32 KB)
- ^ "Penn Center Historic District, Beaufort County (St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707020/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
[edit] External links
- Penn Center - History and Photos SCIway.net, South Carolina Information Highway
- Penn Center Historic District, Beaufort County (St. Helena Island), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
| This article about a property in South Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Historic districts in South Carolina
- National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Berkeley County, South Carolina
- Museums in Berkeley County, South Carolina
- African American museums in South Carolina
- Education museums in the United States
- South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
