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Fairview School (Canton, Mississippi)

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Fairview School
Fairview School (Canton, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Fairview School (Canton, Mississippi)
Fairview School (Canton, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Fairview School (Canton, Mississippi)
Location1278 N. Old Canton Rd., Canton, Mississippi
NRHP reference No.08000199[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 2009

Fairview School in Canton, Mississippi was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

It is a two-room building which had served about 40 students per year from the local area from 1920s into the 1960s.[2]

In 2016, it is also known as Fairview Museum School. It originally was established in 1890 and operated until 1960, and it educated black students of Madison County, Mississippi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Elmalvaney (December 30, 2009). "Preservation in Mississippi: National Register 2009 (Part 1)". Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fairview Museum School". Facebook.