Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina)

Central School
Location 414 Watkins St., Asheboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W / 35.71056°N 79.80389°W / 35.71056; -79.80389Coordinates: 35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W / 35.71056°N 79.80389°W / 35.71056; -79.80389
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926, 1948
Architectural style International Style, Scholastic functionalism, Other
NRHP Reference # 93001342[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1993

The Central School is a historic Rosenwald School building located in the historically African-American East Side neighborhood at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, "T"-plan red brick building with a gable roof. In 1948, a two-level, flat roofed International Style wing was added.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Thomas W. Hanchett; Addie Luther; L. MacKay Whatley, Jr. (August 1993). "Central School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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