403 Dillard School Dr., Yanceyville, North Carolina. County/parish: Caswell.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 2018. NRIS 100002047.
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.Also known as:
Caswell County Training School is a historic school building and former segregated Black public school located in Yanceyville, North Carolina.
Founded in 1906 when African American residents of Caswell County purchased property to establish a school, it became part of the county's public education system.
Rebuilt as a Rosenwald School in 1924, it achieved state accreditation as a high school in 1934. The Rosenwald building was later replaced by a new campus constructed in phases (1949, 1951, and 1960), which closed in 1969 during desegregation.
The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 2018, for its significance in African American heritage, education, and architecture.
Before it was renamed Caswell County Training School in 1934, the institution was known as the Stephens School, Yanceyville School No. 38, and Yanceyville Colored School.
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