Billingsville School is a historic Rosenwald School building located in the Grier Heights community of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927 as a school for African-American students. It is a one-story, hip-roofed school building in the Bungalow and American Craftsman style with a brick veneer, symmetrical facade, and a steeply pitched, front gable porch. A small, flat-roofed, brick addition was built in 1949.[2]
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| Location | 3100 Leroy St., Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°11′46″N 80°48′30″W / 35.19611°N 80.80833°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1927, 1949 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001366[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Frances Alexander (March 1999). "Billingsville School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.