St. Matthews School (Raleigh, North Carolina)

St. Matthews School
Location US 401, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of NC 2213, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W / 35.86028°N 78.56139°W / 35.86028; -78.56139Coordinates: 35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W / 35.86028°N 78.56139°W / 35.86028; -78.56139
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)
MPS Wake County MPS
NRHP Reference # 01000416[1]
Added to NRHP April 25, 2001

St. Matthews School, also known as St. Matthew School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, frame building with a hipped roof and sheathed in weatherboard. It sits on a concrete block foundation. The school closed in 1949. It is owned by St. Matthews Baptist Church, who uses the building as a meeting hall.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nancy Van Dolsen (September 2000). "St. Matthews School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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