Williamston Colored School

Williamston Colored School
Williamston Colored School in March, 2015
Location 705 Washington St., Williamston, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W / 35.84583°N 77.06056°W / 35.84583; -77.06056Coordinates: 35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W / 35.84583°N 77.06056°W / 35.84583; -77.06056
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1930 (1930)-1931
Architect Flannagan, Eric G.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 14000445[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 2014

Williamston Colored School, also known as E. J. Hayes School and E. J. Hayes High School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built between 1930 and 1931, and is a one-story, five-bay, "H"-shaped, Colonial Revival style red brick building. It has two projecting pedimented gable-front wings, a hipped roof, and large decorative brick panels in a basketweave bond. A three classroom addition was built in 1939.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-01.
  2. Joanna McKnight (January 2014). "Williamston Colored School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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