Robert Smalls School

Robert Smalls School
Front of the school
Location 316 Front St., Cheraw, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°42′7″N 79°53′1″W / 34.70194°N 79.88361°W / 34.70194; -79.88361Coordinates: 34°42′7″N 79°53′1″W / 34.70194°N 79.88361°W / 34.70194; -79.88361
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1953 (1953)
NRHP reference # 14000043[1]
Added to NRHP March 4, 2014

The Robert Smalls School is a historic school building at 316 Front Street in Cheraw, South Carolina. This single story brick Colonial Revival structure was designed by the Florence firm of Hopkins, Baker & Gill, and completed in 1953. It was part of a development effort by the city to modernize its schools while continuing to provide "separate but equal" education facilities for its African-American citizenry. It served as a public school until the 1990s, and was sold by the city to a nonprofit organization in 2012. It now houses a food pantry and services for at-risk youth.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Robert Smalls School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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