Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina)
Liberty Hill School | |
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Liberty Hill School, March 2007 | |
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Location | 234 Covington Comm. Rd., near Ellerbe, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°8′15″N 79°52′0″W / 35.13750°N 79.86667°WCoordinates: 35°8′15″N 79°52′0″W / 35.13750°N 79.86667°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1930 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 07001409[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 2008 |
Liberty Hill School, also known as the Liberty-Exway School and Covington Community Center, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located near Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built in 1930, and is a one-story, two teacher school with American Craftsman design elements. It measures approximately 44 feet by 36 feet, 6 inches. The structure ceased to operate as a school in the mid-1950s and subsequently used as a community center.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni and Patricia Dial (May 2007). "Liberty Hill School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.