The former East White Oak School also known as East White Oak Community Center, is a historic school building for African-American students located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, seven-bay, Colonial Revival style frame building. It features a portico supported by four solid wood columns. One-story additions were built in the 1920s or 1930s to form a square-shaped building. The school closed in 1946, and subsequently housed a YMCA and community center.[2]
Former East White Oak School | |
_1.jpg) Front and side, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1801 Tenth St., Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′4″N 79°45′37″W / 36.10111°N 79.76028°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Greensboro MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000360[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Marvin A. Brown (September 1991). "East White Oak School, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.