Cleveland County Training School Explained

Cleveland County Training School
Location:341 Hudson St., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.2989°N -81.5333°W
Architect:V. W . Breeze (main building, 1951)
Van Wageningen and Cothran (gymnasium, 1960)
Architecture:Modern Movement
Added:May 2, 2016
Refnum:16000220

Cleveland County Training School was a historic school for African-Americans in Shelby, North Carolina.[1] It was included in National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[2]

History

The school was built in 1895 and it was open until 1957, when it was replaced by newly constructed Hunter Elementary School (on Pinkney Street).[3] However, till 1977, the school educated up to sixth grade. But, in 1985, Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church purchased the property.

In 2016, Willie Green, a former professional basketball player and current coach of Phoenix Suns purchased the property to establish Carolina Athletic Sports Academy (CASA) - a training facility for the local and national athletes.[4]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Cleveland County Training School. live. May 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131204351/https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000220.pdf . 2017-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Barrett. Michael. Downtown Cherryville highlights list of sites added to national historic register. 2021-06-07. Gaston Gazette. en.
  3. Web site: Cleveland County Training School. 2021-05-25. www.nps.gov.
  4. Web site: White. Casey. 'This is our house'. 2021-06-07. Shelby Star. en.
  5. Web site: Dill. Ashley. Chesnee community celebrates Ella Mae H. Colbert, a living legend. 2021-06-07. Spartanburg Herald Journal. en-US.

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