Berkley School, also known as Hosanna School, is a historic school for African Americans located in Darlington, Harford County, Maryland. It was built in 1867 and is a rectangular two-story, three-bay frame building which rests on an uncoursed rubble-stone foundation. It is one of four structures erected in Harford County in the years immediately following the Civil War for the purpose of educating freed slaves. The school was officially established with funds provided by the Freedmen's Bureau for construction and teachers salaries. The Harford County School Commissioners took over operation of the School in 1879. It continued to function as a school until 1946 when the school ceased operation.[2][3] In 1954, Hurricane Hazel destroyed the second story but left the ground floor intact. The second floor was restored in 2005.[4]
Berkley School | |
 Berkley School in 2007 | |
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| Location | 2424 Castleton Road (MD 623), Darlington, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′29″N 76°12′21″W / 39.65806°N 76.20583°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001011[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Constance, Beims; Christine, Tolbert (2003). A Journey Through Berkley Maryland. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. pp. 51–52. ISBN 09741226-0-2.
- ^ Christopher Weeks (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Berkley School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "About Hosanna". Hosanna School Museum. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
External links
edit- Hosanna School Museum
- Berkley School, Harford County, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust