Richard B. Harrison School

Richard B. Harrison School is a historic school complex located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. The complex consists of contains an agricultural building constructed in 1953 with a 1965 bricklaying shop addition; a gymnasium and classroom building built in 1955; a pump house (c. 1955); and the 1956 elementary school classroom building. Also on the property is a contributing baseball field (c. 1950). The school buildings are all one-story, Modern Movement brick veneer buildings. The complex served the African-American students of Johnston County until the system was integrated in 1970. Harrison School closed in 1987.[2]

Richard B. Harrison School
Richard B. Harrison School is located in North Carolina
Richard B. Harrison School
Richard B. Harrison School is located in the United States
Richard B. Harrison School
Location605 W. Noble & 405 S. Brevard Sts., Selma, North Carolina
Coordinates35°32′11″N 78°17′31″W
Area6.84 acres (2.77 ha)
Built1953 (1953), 1955, 1956
ArchitectHook, W. W.; McGee, Harry Kirk; Skinner, B. Atwood
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.12001089[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

In 2012, the school was renovated and transformed into the Harrison Center for Active Aging, the largest multipurpose senior center in Johnston County, North Carolina.[3]

In 2014, the Town of Selma received the Ernest B. Messer Award by the NC Department of Health & Human Services for the dedication and renovation of the Harrison Center.[4]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12. National Park Service. 2013-01-04.
  2. Jennifer Martin Mitchell (August 2012). "Richard B. Harrison School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. "Community & Senior Services of Johnston County".
  4. "Ernest B. Messer Award Presented to Town of Selma - Town of Selma, NC". selma-nc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06.


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