St. Paul Baptist Church-Morehead School

St. Paul Baptist Church—Morehead School near Kinder, Louisiana is a historic church which doubled as a public school for African-American students. The church was built c. 1910. It was used as a public school from 1919 to c. 1945.[2][3]

St. Paul Baptist Church--Morehead School
St. Paul Baptist Church-Morehead School is located in Louisiana
St. Paul Baptist Church-Morehead School
St. Paul Baptist Church-Morehead School is located in the United States
St. Paul Baptist Church-Morehead School
Location772 Hickory Flats Road
Kinder, Louisiana
Coordinates30°32′57″N 92°49′26″W / 30.54904°N 92.82399°W / 30.54904; -92.82399
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1910
NRHP reference No.05000686[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 2005

It is a simple wood-frame church with a hipped roof and a forward-projecting tower. Inside, it has a vaulted ceiling and a historic blackboard on its front wall.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "St. Paul Baptist Church / Morehead School" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2017. with three photos and two maps
  3. ^ National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: St. Paul Baptist Church, Alien Parish, LA". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2017. With five photos from 2004.

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