W. E. B. DuBois School, also known as Wake Forest Graded School (Colored), Wake Forest Colored High School, and Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, is a historic Rosenwald School building and school complex located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1926, consists of a one-story, seven-bay, brick veneer, main block with a rear ell and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a side-gable roof and front portico. The High School Building was built in 1939 with funds provided by the Public Works Administration. It is a one-story, rectangular brick block with a hipped roof and slightly projecting gabled portico. The Agriculture Building/Shop was brought to this site in 1942. It is a one-story, L-shaped brick building, with the addition built about 1952–1953.[2]
W. E. B. DuBois School | |
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| Location | 536 Franklin St., Wake Forest, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′6″N 78°30′4″W / 35.98500°N 78.50111°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1926, 1939, 1942 |
| Architect | Simpson, Frank B. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Wake County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000998[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth P. Thomas (March 1993). "W. E. B. DuBois School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.