Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware) Explained

Johnson School
Location:South of junction of Delaware Route 24 and Road 297, near Millsboro, Delaware
Coordinates:38.6036°N -75.2306°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:April 26, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79003313

Johnson School, also known as Warwick No. 203, is a historic rural school building located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the early 1920s, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame structure with wood shingles in the Colonial Revival style. It has a gable roof and features a pedimented entrance portico supported by Doric order columns and plain pilasters. The Johnson School was a separate educational facility for African Americans, and was attended by some children whose families claimed Indian descent.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79003313}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Johnson School]. unknown . n.d..