W. E. B. DuBois School
W. E. B. DuBois School | |
Location | 536 Franklin St., Wake Forest, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°59′6″N 78°30′4″W / 35.98500°N 78.50111°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1926 | , 1939, 1942
Architect | Simpson, Frank B. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Wake County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93000998[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 5, 1993 |
W. E. B. DuBois School, also known as Wake Forest Graded School (Colored), Wake Forest Colored High School, and Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, is a historic Rosenwald School building and school complex located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1926, consists of a one-story, seven bay, brick veneer, main block with a rear ell and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a side gable roof and front portico. The High School Building was built in 1939 with funds provided by the Public Works Administration. It is a one-story, rectangular brick block with a hipped roof and slightly projecting gabled portico. The Agriculture Building/Shop was brought to this site in 1942. It is a one-story, "L"-shaped brick building, with the addition built about 1952–1953.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth P. Thomas (March 1993). "W. E. B. DuBois School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- Rosenwald schools in North Carolina
- Public Works Administration in North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1926
- Schools in Wake County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina
- Wake County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs