Harnett County Training School
Harnett County Training School, also known as Harnett High School, is a historic school complex for African-American students located at Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina. The complex was built between 1922 and 1956, and consists of one two-story and five single-story brick buildings. They include a gable front combined Gymnasium/Auditorium (1948); the two-story, 14 teacher, flat-roofed, Colonial Revival-style Rosenwald-funded Harnett County Training School (1922); a detached brick boiler room (1950); two, one-story, flat-roofed Library and Office Building and Cafeteria buildings (1956); and a one-story, flat-roofed Rosenwald-funded classroom annex added in 1927, now designated the Education Building.[2]
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| Location | 610 E. Johnson St., Dunn, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°18′40″N 78°36′04″W |
| Area | 5.33 acres (2.16 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1956 |
| Built by | Player Realty Construction Co. |
| Architect | Boney, Leslie N. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000521[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 2014 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
- Ed Turberg (April 2014). "Harnett County Training School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
