Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina) Explained

Liberty Hill School
Location:234 Covington Comm. Rd., near Ellerbe, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.1375°N -79.8667°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:January 17, 2008
Refnum:07001409

Liberty Hill School, also known as the Liberty-Exway School and Covington Community Center, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located near Ellerbe, in Richmond County, North Carolina. Built in 1930, it is a one-story, two-teacher school with American Craftsman design elements. It measures approximately . The structure ceased to operate as a school in the mid-1950s and subsequently used as a community center.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Daniel Pezzoni and Patricia Dial. Liberty Hill School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2007. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.