McCray School

McCray School is a historic one-room school building for African-American students located near Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1915–1916, and is a one-story, two-bay, frame building. It has a tin gable-front roof and is sheathed in plain weatherboard. The school continued in operation until the consolidation of four rural Alamance County schoolhouses in 1951.[2]

McCray School
LocationNW side of NC 62, S of jct. with SR 1757, near Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°10′49″N 79°22′48″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1915 (1915)-1916
NRHP reference No.86003438[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sheila A Bumgarner (May 1986). "McCray School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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