Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina)

Siloam School
Location1331 Congaree Rd., near Eastover, South Carolina
Coordinates33°56′15″N 80°49′33″W / 33.93750°N 80.82583°W / 33.93750; -80.82583
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1936 (1936)
Architectural styleEarly 20th-century rural school
MPSAfrican--American Primary and Secondary School Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No.96000382[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1996

Siloam School is a historic school building located at Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built about 1936, and is a one-story, two-room building built with funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It stands on a brick pier foundation and is clad in shiplap weatherboard siding. It operated as a school for African-American children until 1956.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Katherine H. Richardson (April 1995). "Siloam School" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Siloam School, Richland County (1331 Congaree Rd., Eastover vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 9, 2014.