Former East White Oak School

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Former East White Oak School
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Location1801 Tenth St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′4″N79°45′37″W / 36.10111°N 79.76028°W / 36.10111; -79.76028
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Greensboro MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000360 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1992

The former East White Oak School also known as East White Oak Community Center, is a historic school building for African-American students located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, seven-bay, Colonial Revival style frame building. It features a portico supported by four solid wood columns. One-story additions were built in the 1920s or 1930s to form a square-shaped building. The school closed in 1946, and subsequently housed a YMCA and community center. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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. Marvin A. Brown (September 1991). "East White Oak School, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.