J.T. Barber School

J.T. Barber School
J.T. Barber School, May 2013
Location 1700 Cobb St., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°7′04″N 77°3′54″W / 35.11778°N 77.06500°W / 35.11778; -77.06500Coordinates: 35°7′04″N 77°3′54″W / 35.11778°N 77.06500°W / 35.11778; -77.06500
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1951 (1951)-1955
Architect Fuson, Raymond
Architectural style Modern Movement
NRHP reference # 06001139[1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 2006

J.T. Barber School is a historic high school building for African-American students located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in stages between 1951 and 1955, and is a one-story, flat roofed, concrete block school with brick veneer in the Modern style. The school consists of seven separate wings consisting of a cafeteria, a library, a gymnasium flanked on either side by classrooms, an auditorium and music room, and three additional classroom wings. Also on the property are contributing athletic fields. The school has also operated as a middle school and elementary school.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Beth Keane (July 2006). "J.T. Barber School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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