Dr. J. A. Savage House, also known as Albion Academy, was a historic home located at 124 East College Street in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and enlarged to its present size about 1895. It was a two-story, frame house with a cross-gable roof, sheathed with plain weatherboards, and rests on a brick and stone pier foundation. It had a one-story rear kitchen ell. It was originally built as a classroom and/or dormitory, and enlarged by Dr. John A. Savage for use as his private residence. The building housed Albion Academy (1880-1933), a school for African-American elementary and high school students founded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen.[2]
Dr. J. A. Savage House | |
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| Location | 124 College St., Franklinton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′56″N 78°27′27″W / 36.09889°N 78.45750°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880, c. 1895 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002834[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] Due to the continued deterioration of the building, it was demolished in 1997.[3] The lot is currently vacant.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ A. Melanie Murphy (June 1980). "Dr. J. A. Savage House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ Franklin County GIS, Property Card for 124 East College Street Archived December 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.