Cooper School (Mebane, North Carolina)

Cooper School
Location S side of SR 2143, E of jct. with SR 2142, near Mebane, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′30″N 79°16′19″W / 35.99167°N 79.27194°W / 35.99167; -79.27194Coordinates: 35°59′30″N 79°16′19″W / 35.99167°N 79.27194°W / 35.99167; -79.27194
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built c. 1900 (1900)
NRHP Reference # 86003451[1]
Added to NRHP December 15, 1986

Cooper School is a historic one-room school building for African-American students located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame building. It has a tin gable-front roof and is sheathed in plain weatherboard. The school continued to operate until 1907 when a larger educational facility, the Oaks School, was built nearby.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sheila A Bumgarner (n.d.). "Cooper School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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