Central School (Asheboro, North Carolina)

Central School
Facade
Location414 Watkins St.,
Asheboro, North Carolina
Coordinates35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W / 35.71056°N 79.80389°W / 35.71056; -79.80389
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1926, 1948
Architectural styleInternational Style, Scholastic functionalism
NRHP reference No.93001342[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1993

The Central School is a historic Rosenwald School building located in the historically African-American East Side neighborhood at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, "T"-plan red brick building with a gable roof. In 1948, a two-level, flat roofed International Style wing was added.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Asheboro Central High School was a school for African Americans in Asheboro, North Carolina.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas W. Hanchett; Addie Luther; L. MacKay Whatley, Jr. (August 1993). "Central School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ^ https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,898889,00.html