Reid's Grove School
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| Location | 931 Main St., near Gatesville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°25′4″N 76°45′29″W / 36.41778°N 76.75806°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | S.D. Stallings |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000621[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 2011 |
Reid's Grove School is a historic Rosenwald school located near Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a one-story, side-gable frame school with a prominent projecting single-bay gabled wing. It was one of seven schools in the county financed and constructed with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund for the education of African-American children. It replaced an earlier school built in the 1880s. The building ceased its function as a school in 1951.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.
- ^ Penne Sandbeck (February 2011). "Reid's Grove School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
Categories:
- African-American history of North Carolina
- Rosenwald schools in North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Gates County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Gates County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs