Coordinates: 35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W / 35.33611; -80.73889

Siloam School (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Siloam School
File:Siloam School.jpg
Siloam School as it appeared in 2020
LocationW side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°20′10″N 80°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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.

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