Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children
Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children | |
The Quarry Street building of the Witherspoon School, now apartments | |
40°21′11.3″N 74°39′46.6″W / 40.353139°N 74.662944°W / 40.353139; -74.662944 | |
Built | 1858 (184 Witherspoon) 1909 (35 Quarry Street) |
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Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 05000125[1] |
NJRHP No. | 4390[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 9, 2005 |
Designated NJRHP | January 6, 2005 |
The Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children educated the African-American children of Princeton, New Jersey from 1858 until the Princeton Public Schools were integrated in 1948. The school was originally located at the building still standing at 184 Witherspoon Street. As enrollment increased it moved, in 1909, to 35 Quarry Street. The Quarry Street building was expanded in 1939 and again in 1966, giving it its present appearance. The former school has since been turned into an apartment building. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 2005, for its significance in education.[3]
History and description
The school is built with brick and features Colonial Revival architecture. An ornate cupola is centered on the roof.[3] In 1948 the Journal of Negro Education wrote that the Witherspoon Street School had empty spaces while the school for white children was overcrowded.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#05000125)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. June 22, 2023. p. 11.
- ^ a b Carmelich, Julie P. (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children". National Park Service. With accompanying 23 photos
- ^ Jensen, Noma (Winter 1948). "A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System". The Journal of Negro Education. 17 (1). Journal of Negro Education: 84–88. JSTOR 2966093. - CITED: p. 86.
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