Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina)

Liberty Hill School, also known as the Liberty-Exway School and Covington Community Center, is a historic Rosenwald School for African-American students located near Ellerbe, in Richmond County, North Carolina. Built in 1930, it is a one-story, two-teacher school with American Craftsman design elements. It measures approximately 44 by 36.5 feet (13.4 by 11.1 m). The structure ceased to operate as a school in the mid-1950s and subsequently used as a community center.[2]

Liberty Hill School
Liberty Hill School, March 2007
Location234 Covington Comm. Rd., near Ellerbe, North Carolina
Coordinates35°8′15″N 79°52′0″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.07001409[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#07001409)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. J. Daniel Pezzoni and Patricia Dial (May 2007). "Liberty Hill School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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