Zachariah School

Zachariah School
Location NC 1239, 0.6 miles S o NC 1244, near Wooten's Crossroads, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°31′28″N 77°41′53″W / 35.52444°N 77.69806°W / 35.52444; -77.69806Coordinates: 35°31′28″N 77°41′53″W / 35.52444°N 77.69806°W / 35.52444; -77.69806
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1920 (1920)-1921
Architectural style Rosenwald School
NRHP Reference # 05000377[1]
Added to NRHP May 4, 2005

Zachariah School is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Wooten's Crossroads, Greene County, North Carolina. It was built in 1920, and is a one-story, frame building sheathed in weatherboard and containing three classrooms. An auditorium was added in 1921, but removed about 1967-1969. Zachariah School closed in 1956. The Zachariah School is one of five schools that were constructed using Rosenwald funds in Greene County, including the Snow Hill Colored High School.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 (October 2004). "Zachariah School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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