Iron Hill School No. 112C
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Iron Hill School No. 112C | |
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Iron Hill School, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1335 Old Baltimore Pike in Pencader Hundred, near Newark, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′0″N 75°45′30″W / 39.63333°N 75.75833°WCoordinates: 39°38′0″N 75°45′30″W / 39.63333°N 75.75833°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Betelle, James Oscar |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 95001032[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1995 |
Iron Hill School No. 112C, also known as the Iron Hill Museum, is a historic one-room school building located near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted architect James Oscar Betelle and built in 1923, and is 1 1/2-story, rectangular frame, wood-shingled building on a concrete foundation with a medium-pitched gable roof. The building measures 24 feet by 48 feet, and features a pedimented portico centered on the gable end in the Colonial Revival style. The school was funded by Pierre S. du Pont as part of a reform and rebuilding of African-American schools in Delaware, between 1919 and 1928. The school was used until school segregation was abolished, which occurred at Iron Hill in 1965.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
The Iron Hill Museum's exhibits include area iron ore mining, Lenni Lenape history and culture, rocks and minerals from around Delaware and around the world, mounted area wildlife, and a display of fossils found in the state.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Susan Brizzolara (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Iron Hill School No. 112C". National Park Service and accompanying nine photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ "Exhibits". Iron Hill Museum. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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