Siloam School (Charlotte, North Carolina) Explained

Siloam School
Location:W side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3361°N -80.7389°W
Architecture:Rosenwald
Added:September 28, 2007
Refnum:07001011

Siloam School is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1920 as a school for African-American students. It is a one-story, gable-front, one-room school building. It measures approximately 22 feet by 43 feet. The building ceased to operate as a school about 1947.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Restoration

In 2016, the Charlotte Museum of History agreed to lead a campaign to preserve the historic school building. The Save Siloam School Project met its fundraising goals in November 2022, and the Siloam School was relocated to the museum's eight-acre campus on September 8, 2023. The building will be stabilized, restored, and converted for use as a teaching resource to highlight the experiences of rural African-American families in Mecklenburg County in the early twentieth century.[2] A grand reopening took place June 15, 2024.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Keane . Siloam School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 2007. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Siloam School. Charlotte Museum of History. January 20, 2024.
  3. News: Built 104 years ago, historic Black Charlotte school begins its new life Saturday. Marques. Lucy. The Charlotte Observer. June 13, 2024.