Siloam School (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Siloam School
Location W side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W / 35.33611; -80.73889Coordinates: 35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W / 35.33611; -80.73889
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1920 (1920)
Architectural style Rosenwald
NRHP Reference # 07001011[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2007

Siloam School is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1920 as a school for African-American students. It is a one story, gable-front, one-room school building. It measures approximately 22 feet by 43 feet. The building ceased to operate as a school about 1947.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Beth Keane (March 2007). "Siloam School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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