Hopper Academy

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Hopper Academy
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Location1101 Pine Ave.
Sanford, Florida
Coordinates 28°48′09″N81°15′45″W / 28.8024°N 81.2624°W / 28.8024; -81.2624 Coordinates: 28°48′09″N81°15′45″W / 28.8024°N 81.2624°W / 28.8024; -81.2624
Built1906
NRHP reference No. 15000209
Added to NRHPMay 6, 2015

Hopper Academy is a former school for African Americans in Sanford, Florida. It closed in the early 1960s, was used by the school district, and was then abandoned and fell into disrepair. It has been restored and is now a community center. It is on the Florida Black Heritage Trail and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story wooden schoolhouse was built in 1906. [1] William C. McLester was the school's first principal. [2] Joseph N. Crooms also served as one of its principals. Following the completion of Crooms Academy in 1926, Hopper was converted to an elementary and middle school, housing kindergarten through eighth grade. [3] It closed in the 1960s and fell into disrepair. [1]

The building is being restored for use as a community center. [1] It is part of the Florida Black History Heritage Trail. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [4] It is located in the Georgetown section of Sanford. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Renovations to Sanford's historic Hopper Academy nearly complete". Orlando Sentinel. January 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Flewellyn, Valada Parker (2009). African Americans of Sanford. ISBN   9780738567624.
  3. Documentary Film. "Goldsboro: An American Tale" 2006. Produced by University of Central Florida.
  4. "Home". hopperacademy.org.