R.A. Clement School
R.A. Clement School is a historic school located at Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina.
R.A. Clement School | |
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| Location | 216 Krider St., Cleveland, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′07″N 80°40′10″W |
| Built | 1929 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003300[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 2019 |
The H-shaped brick building was built in 1929 as a Rosenwald school. Rufus Alexander Clement, born a slave in 1847, helped to get the school built along with his wife Emma. Four teachers taught African-American students[2] in eleven grades. For the twelfth grade students went to J. C. Price High School in Salisbury.[3] The school closed in 1968, after which a group later known as West Rowan Neighborhood Center Advisory Council bought the building and made it a community center.[2] Eventually, the advisory council could not keep the property, which stood empty until 2003 when the alumni association purchased it and started renovations.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places January 10, 2019.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Purtell, David (May 25, 2015). "Historic R.A. Clement School getting new life in Cleveland". Salisbury Post. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- Wineka, Mark (February 15, 2019). "R.A. Clement School gains inclusion on National Register of Historic Places". Salisbury Post. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- Rider, Rebecca (September 6, 2018). "Keep the dream alive: Clement school applies for national historic registry". Salisbury Post. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
