Penn School Historic District

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Penn School Historic District
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Brick Church
Brick Church
Nearest city: Frogmore, South Carolina
Built/Founded: 1855
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: December 02, 1974[1]
Added to NRHP: September 09, 1974[2]
NRHP Reference#: 74001824
Governing body: Private

Penn School Historic District, known also as Penn School or Penn Center Historic District, is a historic district on St. Helena Island in South Carolina. Penn School was established in 1862 as a school for freed slaves, Gullahs, on an island occupied by the Union near the outset of the American Civil War.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[1][3]

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History summary is here.[4]

It is located about one mile south of Frogmore on SC 37.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Penn School Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b James Sheire (August, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Penn Center Historic District / Penn SchoolPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1965 and 1974PDF (32 KB)
  4. ^ Penn Center Historic District, Beaufort County (St. Helena Island). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

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