The Phillips School in Winn Parish, Louisiana, near Atlanta, Louisiana, was built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Phillips School | |
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| Nearest city | Atlanta, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′10″N 92°46′02″W / 31.75278°N 92.76722°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000073[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 2000 |
It is a one-room schoolhouse built in 1918 using parts salvaged from a nearby old building. It is a 41 by 30 feet (12.5 m × 9.1 m) wood-frame building with a hipped roof. It is supported by low piers made of concrete or brick, and is covered by weatherboard siding.[2]
It was founded and operated as a public-private type partnership to serve African-American children who could not afford private schools, and there were no public schools for them.[2]
According to its NRHP nomination, one student, Dessarine Phillips Smith, who attended from 1933 to 1934, stated that "The school made quite a bit of difference [in her life]. The teacher was very well educated and very creative. She taught us how to make do - to make things out of nothing."[2] It educated about 1,850 persons from 1918 up to 1955, when it closed.[2]
It is located about .5 miles (0.80 km) west of the junction of Louisiana Highway 421 and Harrisburg Rd.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e National Register staff of the Louisiana Department of Historic Preservation (November 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Phillips School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2019. With accompanying nine photos from 1999
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