Reid's Grove School

Reid's Grove School is a historic Rosenwald school located near Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927, and is a one-story, side-gable frame school with a prominent projecting single-bay gabled wing. It was one of seven schools in the county financed and constructed with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund for the education of African-American children. It replaced an earlier school built in the 1880s. The building ceased its function as a school in 1951.[2]

Reid's Grove School
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Reid's Grove School is located in North Carolina
Reid's Grove School
Reid's Grove School is located in the United States
Reid's Grove School
Location931 Main St., near Gatesville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°25′4″N 76°45′29″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1927
Built byS.D. Stallings
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.11000621[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 2011

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.
  2. Penne Sandbeck (February 2011). "Reid's Grove School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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