Orange City Colored School

200 E. Blue Springs Ave., Orange City, Florida. County/parish: Volusia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 01, 2003. NRIS 03000703.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Coleman Head Start Center
  • Marian Coleman Elementary
  • VO7234

From Wikipedia:

Orange City Colored School

Orange City Colored School (1927–1969) was a Rosenwald school from 1st to 8th grade for African American students in Orange City, Florida. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2003, and listed as part of the Florida's Historic Black Public Schools Multiple Property Submission since 2003. The site also contains a historical marker erected in 2016. It was also known as the Marian Coleman Elementary, and the Coleman Head Start Center.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77841835