Indian Mission School
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| Location | Delaware Route 24 between Roads 312A and 313A, Millsboro, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′22″N 75°12′42″W / 38.60605°N 75.21175°WCoordinates: 38°36′22″N 75°12′42″W / 38.60605°N 75.21175°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1948 |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Nanticoke Indian Community TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79003312[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1979 |
Indian Mission School, also known as the Nanticoke Indian Center, is a historic school building located in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in after 1948, after the original school was destroyed by fire. It is a one-story, stuccoed masonry building with a gable roof. It features a concrete block covered entrance. The school was organized after school reforms of the early 20th century caused the children of the strongly Native American families of the Nanticoke to be placed in the same schools as African American students.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian Mission School".
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