Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children
The Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children educated the African-American children of Princeton, New Jersey from 1858 until the Princeton Public Schools were integrated in 1948. The school was originally located at the building still standing at 184 Witherspoon Street. As enrollment increased it moved, in 1909, to 35 Quarry Street, the building which bears the National Register of Historic Places designation. The Quarry Street building was expanded in 1939 and again in 1966, giving it its present appearance. The former school has since been turned into an apartment building.[2]
Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children | |
 The Quarry Street building of the Witherspoon School, now apartments | |
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| Location | 35 Quarry Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542 |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′11.3″N 74°39′46.6″W |
| Area | 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) |
| Built | 1858 (184 Witherspoon) 1909 (35 Quarry Street) |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000125 |
| NJRHP No. | 4390[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 2005 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 6, 2005 |
Gallery
The 1908 champion YMCA team on the steps of the Witherspoon Street School
References
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 8.
- Carmelich, Julie P. "Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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