National Register of Historic Places

Walnut Cove Colored School

Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina
Listed
February 24, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000161

About this property

The Walnut Cove Colored School is a historic Rosenwald School located in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921 with seed funds from Sears & Roebuck financier, Julius Rosenwald with advice and counsel of the great educator, Booker t. Washington. A condition of the funding was that communities had to provide local matching funds. Communities which built the Rosenwald schools actually provided more funding than Julius Rosenwald's initial seed funds. It is a one-story, rectangular frame building with five classrooms and Bungalow / American Craftsman design elements. It has weatherboard siding, a broad clipped gable roof, large sash windows, and a projecting front vestibule. The building measures approximately 49 feet wide by 73 feet deep and rests on a brick foundation. It housed a school until 1952. It was later renovated for use as a senior citizens' community center. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina
36.30336, -80.14394

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Danbury NC (Stokes County)
1865Civil War
8.6 mi
Battle of Weitzel's Mill (NC)
1781Revolutionary War
14 mi

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When was Walnut Cove Colored School listed on the National Register?

Walnut Cove Colored School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Walnut Cove Colored School?

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

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

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