St. Matthews School (North Carolina)

St. Matthews School
LocationUS 401, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of NC 2213, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W / 35.86028°N 78.56139°W / 35.86028; -78.56139
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.01000416[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2001

St. Matthews School, also known as St. Matthew School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, frame building with a hipped roof and sheathed in weatherboard. It sits on a concrete block foundation. The school closed in 1949. St. Matthews Baptist Church owns the school and uses the building as a meeting 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 (September 2000). "St. Matthews School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.