Robert Smalls School

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Robert Smalls School
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Location316 Front St., Cheraw, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°42′7″N79°53′1″W / 34.70194°N 79.88361°W / 34.70194; -79.88361 Coordinates: 34°42′7″N79°53′1″W / 34.70194°N 79.88361°W / 34.70194; -79.88361
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1953 (1953)
NRHP reference No. 14000043 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 2014

The Robert Smalls School is a historic school building at 316 Front Street in Cheraw, South Carolina. This single story brick Colonial Revival structure was designed by the Florence firm of Hopkins, Baker & Gill, and completed in 1953. It was part of a development effort by the city to modernize its schools while continuing to provide "separate but equal" education facilities for its African-American citizenry. It served as a public school until the 1990s, and was sold by the city to a nonprofit organization in 2012. It now houses a food pantry and services for at-risk youth. [2] It was named for Robert Smalls.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [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. "NRHP nomination for Robert Smalls School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.