Panther Branch School

Panther Branch School
Panther Branch Rosenwald School 2022
LocationNC 2727, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of NC 183, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°37′59″N 78°38′28″W / 35.63306°N 78.64111°W / 35.63306; -78.64111
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1926 (1926)
Built byBallentine Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.01000421[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 2001

Panther Branch School, also known as Juniper Level School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, frame, weatherboarded building with Colonial Revival style design elements. It sits on a brick pier foundation infilled with concrete block. The school closed in 1952. It is owned by the Juniper Level Baptist Church, who uses the building as a meeting place and social hall.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Van Dolsen (December 2000). "Panther Branch School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.