C. S. Brown School Auditorium
C. S. Brown School Auditorium | |
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| Location | Off NC 45, Winton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′6″N 76°56′18″W / 36.38500°N 76.93833°W |
| Area | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001657[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1985 |
C. S. Brown School Auditorium, also known as Brown Hall, is a historic school auditorium and national historic district located at Winton, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story stuccoed tile block building in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a five-bay central pavilion with hip roof and flanking classroom wings. The front facade features a pedimented portico with four original Doric order columns. It is the oldest intact and unaltered building associated with the Calvin Scott Brown School, a school for African-American students founded by Calvin Scott Brown (1859–1936).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (April 2005). "C. S. Brown School Auditorium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
Categories:
- African-American history of North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Hertford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Hertford County, North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- 1926 establishments in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs