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Liberia School

Coordinates: 36°21′42″N 78°6′3″W / 36.36167°N 78.10083°W / 36.36167; -78.10083
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Liberia School
Liberia School is located in North Carolina
Liberia School
Liberia School is located in the United States
Liberia School
Location4.5 miles S of Warrenton, Sw side of NC 58, near Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′42″N 78°6′3″W / 36.36167°N 78.10083°W / 36.36167; -78.10083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1921 (1921)-1922
Architectural styleRosenwald School
NRHP reference No.05000438[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2005

Liberia School is a historic Rosenwald School located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921–1922, and is a one-teacher frame school building. It measures approximately 20 feet by 32 feet. It has a hipped roof and small porch with a gable roof. The school remained open until the early 1950s. The Liberia School is one of 25 schools that were constructed using Rosenwald funds in Warren County.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Van Dolsen (January 2005). "Liberia School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.