Dr. J. A. Savage House

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Dr. J. A. Savage House
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Location124 College St., Franklinton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′56″N78°27′27″W / 36.09889°N 78.45750°W / 36.09889; -78.45750 Coordinates: 36°5′56″N78°27′27″W / 36.09889°N 78.45750°W / 36.09889; -78.45750
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Builtc. 1880 (1880), c. 1895
NRHP reference No. 80002834 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

Dr. J. A. Savage House, also known as Albion Academy, was a historic home located at 124 East College Street in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and enlarged to its present size about 1895. It was a two-story, frame house with a cross-gable roof, sheathed with plain weatherboards, and rests on a brick and stone pier foundation. It had a one-story rear kitchen ell. It was originally built as a classroom and/or dormitory, and enlarged by Dr. John A. Savage for use as his private residence. The building housed Albion Academy (1880-1933), a school for African-American elementary and high school students founded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] Due to the continued deterioration of the building, it was demolished in 1997. [3] The lot is currently vacant.

Site of the former house, in 2019 College Street vacant lot, Franklinton.jpg
Site of the former house, in 2019

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. A. Melanie Murphy (June 1980). "Dr. J. A. Savage House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. Franklin County GIS, Property Card for 124 East College Street Archived December 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.