Walnut Cove Colored School
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Walnut Cove Colored School | |
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Walnut Cove Colored School, August 2013 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Brook and Dalton Sts., NW corner, Walnut Cove, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°18′12″N 80°8′39″W / 36.30333°N 80.14417°WCoordinates: 36°18′12″N 80°8′39″W / 36.30333°N 80.14417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1921 |
| Built by | Rosenwald Fund Plan; Dan River Lumber and Milling Co. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000161[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 |
Walnut Cove Colored School, also known as London School, is historic Rosenwald School located at Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building with five classrooms and Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements. It has weatherboard siding, a broad clipped gable roof, large sash windows, and a projecting front vestibule. The building measures approximately 49 feet wide by 73 feet deep and rests on a brick foundation. It housed a school until 1952. It was later renovated for use as a senior citizens' community center.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Laura A. W. Phillips (November 1994). "Walnut Cove Colored School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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