2001 St. Mary's Rd. (S. side SR 1002 .1 mi. W of jct with SR 1003), Durham, North Carolina. County/parish: Durham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 2009. NRIS 09000601.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Russell School, also known as Cain's School, is a historic Rosenwald school located near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a one-story, front-gabled weatherboarded building. It features a center projecting wing containing the original industrial room, flanking recessed entrances, and two large classrooms. Construction of the school was made possible due to the notable efforts of Durham Jeanes supervisor Carrie Thomas Jordan. The school closed in 1945 and has been owned by Cain's Chapel Baptist Church and used as a community center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720082