Williamston Colored School

Coordinates: 35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W / 35.84583°N 77.06056°W / 35.84583; -77.06056
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Williamston Colored School
Williamston Colored School in March, 2015
Williamston Colored School is located in North Carolina
Williamston Colored School
Williamston Colored School is located in the United States
Williamston Colored School
Location705 Washington St., Williamston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W / 35.84583°N 77.06056°W / 35.84583; -77.06056
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1930 (1930)-1931
ArchitectFlannagan, Eric G.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.14000445[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 2014

Williamston Colored School, also known as E. J. Hayes School and E. J. Hayes High School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, USA. It was built between 1930 and 1931 and is a one-story, five-bay, H-shaped, Colonial Revival style red brick building. It has two projecting pedimented gable-front wings, a hipped roof, and large decorative brick panels in a basketweave bond. A three classroom addition was built in 1939.[2]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-01.
  2. ^ Joanna McKnight (January 2014). "Williamston Colored School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.