Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina)

Liberty Hill School
Liberty Hill School, March 2007
Location 234 Covington Comm. Rd., near Ellerbe, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°8′15″N 79°52′0″W / 35.13750°N 79.86667°W / 35.13750; -79.86667Coordinates: 35°8′15″N 79°52′0″W / 35.13750°N 79.86667°W / 35.13750; -79.86667
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1930 (1930)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 07001409[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 2008

Liberty Hill School, also known as the Liberty-Exway School and Covington Community Center, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located near Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina. Built in 1930, it is a one-story, two teacher school with American Craftsman design elements. It measures approximately 44 feet by 36 feet, 6 inches. The structure ceased to operate as a school in the mid-1950s and subsequently used as a community center.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. J. Daniel Pezzoni and Patricia Dial (May 2007). "Liberty Hill School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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