Monroe Street School

Monroe Street School, also known as J.C. Price High School and S.E. Duncan Education Center of Livingstone College, is a historic school building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1923, and is a three-story, Classical Revival style red brick building. It was damaged by fire in 1941 and rebuilt. A cafeteria addition was completed in 1960. The school originally served as Salisbury's only African-American public school. It was originally named J. C. Price High School, but the name was changed in 1931 with the construction of another school given that name.[2]

Monroe Street School
Monroe Street School, September 2012
Location1100 West Monroe St., Salisbury, North Carolina
Coordinates35°40′24″N 80°29′6″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1923 (1923), 1941, 1960
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.04000463[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2004

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mattson, Alexander & Associates, Inc. (December 2003). "Monroe Street School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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