DuBois, W. E. B., School

536 Franklin St., Wake Forest, North Carolina. County/parish: Wake.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 05, 1993. NRIS 93000998.

Part of Wake County MPS (NRIS 64500376).

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Wake Forest Colored High
  • Wake Forest Graded School (Colored)

From Wikipedia:

W. E. B. DuBois School

W. E. B. DuBois School, also known as Wake Forest Graded School (Colored), Wake Forest Colored High School, and Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, is a historic Rosenwald School building and school complex located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1926, consists of a one-story, seven-bay, brick veneer, main block with a rear ell and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a side-gable roof and front portico. The High School Building was built in 1939 with funds provided by the Public Works Administration. It is a one-story, rectangular brick block with a hipped roof and slightly projecting gabled portico. The Agriculture Building/Shop was brought to this site in 1942. It is a one-story, L-shaped brick building, with the addition built about 1952–1953.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718667