Alapaha Colored School

Alapaha Colored School
Location Henry St., S of jct. with George St., Alapaha, Georgia
Coordinates 31°22′41″N 83°13′27″W / 31.37794°N 83.22418°W / 31.37794; -83.22418Coordinates: 31°22′41″N 83°13′27″W / 31.37794°N 83.22418°W / 31.37794; -83.22418
Area less than one acre
Built 1924 (1924)
NRHP Reference # 02000758[1]
Added to NRHP July 11, 2002

Alapaha Colored School is a historic school in Alapaha, Georgia, located on Henry Street South of the junction with George Street. It is one of the last surviving two-story wood-frame African-American school buildings in Georgia. It was built with a brick foundation in 1924.[2] There are two rooms downstairs and one large room upstairs. It was the school serving the local African-American community from 1924 until 1954.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 2002.[1]

In 1945 a one-story ell was added in the rear of the building.[3] In 1954, African-American community school in the area were consolidated into one, the Nashville High and Elementary School.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Holly L. Anderson, James Horton, and Rudolph Smith (May 21, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alapaha Colored School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016. with 12 photos (see photo captions in text document)
  3. 1 2 Alapaha Colored School, 1924 July 5, 2012 Vanishing South Georgia (includes photos)

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