Siloam School is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1920 as a school for African-American students. It is a one-story, gable-front, one-room school building. It measures approximately 22 feet by 43 feet. The building ceased to operate as a school about 1947.[2]
Siloam School | |
 Siloam School as it appeared in 2020 | |
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| Location | W side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architectural style | Rosenwald |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001011[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2007 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Restoration
editIn 2016, the Charlotte Museum of History agreed to lead a campaign to preserve the historic school building. The Save Siloam School Project met its fundraising goals in November 2022, and the Siloam School was relocated to the museum's eight-acre campus on September 8, 2023. The building will be stabilized, restored, and converted for use as a teaching resource to highlight the experiences of rural African-American families in Mecklenburg County in the early twentieth century.[3] A grand reopening took place June 15, 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (March 2007). "Siloam School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Siloam School". Charlotte Museum of History. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Marques, Lucy (June 13, 2024). "Built 104 years ago, historic Black Charlotte school begins its new life Saturday". The Charlotte Observer.