Concord School (Franklin County, North Carolina)

Concord School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A photo of the Concord School.
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Location	645 Walter Grissom Rd., Kittrell, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	36°9′47″N78°22′47″W / 36.16306°N 78.37972°W / 36.16306; -78.37972
Area	2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1922
Architectural style	Rosenwald Community School Floor Plan No. 20 (Modified) [1] [2]
NRHP reference No.	100002517 [3]
Added to NRHP	May 31, 2018

The Concord School, currently called the Concord Community Center, is a historic Rosenwald School located at 645 Walter Grissom Road between Kittrell and Franklinton in northwestern Franklin County, North Carolina. ^[2] Built in 1922 and primarily financed by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation, the school is a single story, hip-roofed frame building which consisted of three classrooms, a three-bay industrial room and a cloakroom. ^[2] The Concord School served African-American students within the local community until it closed in 1955. Students were then moved to the B.F. Person School (now Franklinton Elementary School) in nearby Franklinton. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. ^[3] Recently restored in 2022, the Concord School is currently managed by a non-profit organization with member alumnus and used as a community center. ^[4]

References

1. North Carolina Digital Collections, The Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Community School Plans, Bulletin No. 3, 1924, page 5, Retrieved Jul. 7, 2023.
2. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, NHRP Registration Form -- Concord School, Retrieved Jul. 2, 2023.
3. National Register of Historic Places, NPGallery Digital Archive, Retrieved Jul. 2, 2023
4. Franklin County Tax Office, Parcel Record Search Portal -- Concord Community Center, Retrieved Jul. 2, 2023.