W. E. B. DuBois School

Historic school building in North Carolina, United States
United States historic place
W. E. B. DuBois School
35°59′6″N 78°30′4″W / 35.98500°N 78.50111°W / 35.98500; -78.50111
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1926 (1926), 1939, 1942
ArchitectSimpson, Frank B.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.93000998[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1993

W. E. B. DuBois School, also known as Wake Forest Graded School (Colored), Wake Forest Colored High School, and Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, is a historic Rosenwald School building and school complex located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1926, consists of a one-story, seven-bay, brick veneer, main block with a rear ell and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a side-gable roof and front portico. The High School Building was built in 1939 with funds provided by the Public Works Administration. It is a one-story, rectangular brick block with a hipped roof and slightly projecting gabled portico. The Agriculture Building/Shop was brought to this site in 1942. It is a one-story, L-shaped brick building, with the addition built about 1952–1953.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Beth P. Thomas (March 1993). "W. E. B. DuBois School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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