The Robert Smalls School is a historic school building at 316 Front Street in Cheraw, South Carolina. This single story brick Colonial Revival structure was designed by the Florence firm of Hopkins, Baker & Gill, and completed in 1953. It was part of a development effort by the city to modernize its schools while continuing to provide "separate but equal" education facilities for its African-American citizenry. It served as a public school until the 1990s, and was sold by the city to a nonprofit organization in 2012. It now houses a food pantry and services for at-risk youth.[2] It was named for Robert Smalls.

Robert Smalls School
Front of the school
Robert Smalls School is located in South Carolina
Robert Smalls School
Robert Smalls School is located in the United States
Robert Smalls School
Location316 Front St., Cheraw, South Carolina
Coordinates34°42′7″N 79°53′1″W / 34.70194°N 79.88361°W / 34.70194; -79.88361
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1953 (1953)
NRHP reference No.14000043[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 2014

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Robert Smalls School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.