Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina)

Church Street School

Church Street School, September 2012
Location Jasper St., W of Church St., Thomasville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°53′21″N 80°5′21″W / 35.88917°N 80.08917°W / 35.88917; -80.08917Coordinates: 35°53′21″N 80°5′21″W / 35.88917°N 80.08917°W / 35.88917; -80.08917
Area 5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built 1935 (1935)-1937
Built by Stewart,R.K.
Architect Wallace, William Roy
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 90000355[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1990

Church Street School is a historic school building for African-American students located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935-1937, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. A two-story auditorium projects from the rear of the main building. Two-story wings built in 1951 flank the original building. A gymnasium was built the same year. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. William H. Huffman (October 1989). "Church Street School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.


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