Shiloh Orphanage
Shiloh Orphanage, now the Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center, was an orphanage for black children in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The site includes the Strong Academy building, a girls' dormitory, and a boys' dormitory.[2] The orphanage closed in 1970 and reopened in 1977 as the Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center.[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1996. It is located at 1635 15th Street.
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| Location | 1635 15th St., Augusta, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°27′32″N 81°59′55″W |
| Area | 6.1 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Scroggs & Ewing; Drummond, Edward Lynn |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001500[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1996 |
The orphanage was established in 1902 by the Shiloh Baptist Association. Land for the orphanage was purchased in 1904 near the historically black community of Bethlehem. Strong Academy, a one-room school for young children, was built in 1910; the girls' dormitory was designed by Scroggs and Ewing and completed in 1927; and the Edward Lynn Drummond-designed boys' dormitory was constructed in 1936. The grounds included a vegetable garden and a grazing area for cattle.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Shiloh Orphanage National Park Service