National Register of Historic Places

New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth

Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey
Listed
January 5, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001563

About this property

The Bordentown School (officially titled the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, the State of New Jersey Manual Training School and Manual Training and Industrial School for Youth, and referred to by other names) was a residential high school for African-American students in Bordentown, New Jersey, United States. Operated for most of the time as a publicly financed co-ed boarding school for African-American children, it was known as the "Tuskegee of the North" for its adoption of many of the educational practices first developed at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The school closed down in 1955.

Location

Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey
40.14225, -74.72235

Categories

BLACKEDUCATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Assunpink Creek / Second Trenton Jan 2 1777
1777Revolutionary War
5.1 mi
Second Battle of Trenton Jan 2 1777
1777Revolutionary War
5.2 mi
Second Battle of Trenton
1777Revolutionary War
5.2 mi
Battle of Trenton (First)
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5.3 mi
Battle of Assunpink Creek (Second Trenton)
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When was New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth listed on the National Register?

New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1998.

What type of historic resource is New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth?

New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth is recorded as the industrial era.

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