Dell School Campus
Dell School Campus is a historic school campus located at Delway, Sampson County, North Carolina. The campus includes five surviving structures built between 1902 and 1908. They are the Dell Academy Building, the Principal's House, the greatly reduced and altered Girls Club/Dormitory (1902, 1908), the Carlton-Alderman House (1902), and the Beach-Alderman House (1902–1903). The Dell Academy Building was built in 1908, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style brick building measuring 100 feet wide and 70 feet deep. The Principal's House was built in 1903, and is a two-story, three-bay-by-two-bay, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. The Dell School opened in 1902, was a part of the state system of Baptist secondary schools from 1909 until 1922; it closed in 1923.[2]
Dell School Campus | |
 Dell School, December 2011 | |
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| Location | US 421 and SR 1003, Delway, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′05″N 78°12′54″W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | 1902-1908 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Sampson County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001126[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 1986 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Thomas Butchko and Jim Sumner (May 1985). "Dell School Campus" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
