Stanley Institute
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Stanley Institute | |
 Stanley Institute, July 2009 | |
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| Location | South of Cambridge on Maryland Route 16, near Cambridge, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′41.9618″N 76°6′9.6134″W / 38.544989389°N 76.102670389°WCoordinates: 38°32′41.9618″N 76°6′9.6134″W / 38.544989389°N 76.102670389°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| NRHP Reference # | 75000888[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 1975 |
Stanley Institute, also known as Rock School, is a historic African American school building located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. It is a rectangular one-story, gable-front frame building with a small entrance vestibule built about 1865. Three original blackboards still occupy their proper locations The building was moved to its present location from a site near Church Creek in 1867. It served as both a church and a school until the erection of the present Rock Methodist Church later in the 19th century.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ J. Richard Riviore and William H. Kish (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stanley Institute" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
- Photos and preservation information
- Stanley Institute, Dorchester County, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
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