Cooper School (Mebane, North Carolina)

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Cooper School
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LocationS side of SR 2143, E of jct. with SR 2142, near Mebane, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′30″N79°16′19″W / 35.99167°N 79.27194°W / 35.99167; -79.27194
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1900 (1900)
NRHP reference No. 86003451 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1986

Cooper School is a historic one-room school building for African-American students located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame building. It has a tin gable-front roof and is sheathed in plain weatherboard. The school continued to operate until 1907 when a larger educational facility, the Oaks School, was built nearby. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sheila A Bumgarner (n.d.). "Cooper School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.