Church Street School (Thomasville, North Carolina) Explained

Church Street School
Location:Jasper St., W of Church St., Thomasville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.8892°N -80.0892°W
Built:-1937
Architect:Wallace, William Roy
Builder:Stewart, R.K.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:March 1, 1990
Refnum:90000355

Church Street School is a historic school building for African-American students located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935–1937, and is a two-story, T-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. A two-story auditorium projects from the rear of the main building. Two-story wings built in 1951 flank the original building. A gymnasium was built the same year. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William H. Huffman. Church Street School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1989 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.