Siloam School (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Siloam School
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Siloam School as it appeared in 2020
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LocationW side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°20′10″N80°44′20″W / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W / 35.33611; -80.73889
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleRosenwald
NRHP reference No. 07001011 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2007

Siloam School is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1920 as a school for African-American students. It is a one-story, gable-front, one-room school building. It measures approximately 22 feet by 43 feet. The building ceased to operate as a school about 1947. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

Restoration

In 2016, the Charlotte Museum of History agreed to lead a campaign to preserve the historic school building. The Save Siloam School Project met its fundraising goals in November 2022, and the Siloam School was relocated to the museum's eight-acre campus on September 8, 2023. The building will be stabilized, restored, and converted for use as a teaching resource to highlight the experiences of rural African-American families in Mecklenburg County in the early twentieth century. [3] A grand reopening took place June 15, 2024. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Beth Keane (March 2007). "Siloam School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. "Siloam School". Charlotte Museum of History. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  4. Marques, Lucy (June 13, 2024). "Built 104 years ago, historic Black Charlotte school begins its new life Saturday". The Charlotte Observer .