National Register of Historic Places

Jarvisburg Colored School

Jarvisburg, Currituck County, North Carolina
Listed
December 11, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09001104

About this property

Jarvisburg Colored School is a historic school building for African-American students located at Jarvisburg, Currituck County, North Carolina. First built as a one-room school in 1868 on land donated by Mr. William Hunt Sr, an educated African American farmer in Currituck, His gift of land included property for a church. Replaced in the 1890s with a two-room building and again expanded in 1911 to its current size. It was in service from 1868 until 1950 when Currituck opened a Consolidated School and closed all the small African American county schools. The Jarvisburg Colored School is a two-story, frame building built of cypress wood with Queen Anne style design elements. It has a gable roof and features a pyramidal roofed bell tower with the original four foot wooden spire. It last housed a school in 1950. Today, the Jarvisburg Colored School serves as a Museum to share the stories of former students and histories of all the Colored Schools in Currituck County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

7301 NC 158
Jarvisburg, Currituck County, North Carolina
36.18648, -75.86453

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Sources

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When was Jarvisburg Colored School listed on the National Register?

Jarvisburg Colored School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Jarvisburg Colored School?

Jarvisburg Colored School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jarvisburg Colored School?

The period of significance for Jarvisburg Colored School is recorded as the industrial era.

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