Alapaha Colored School

Alapaha Colored School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Henry St., S of jct. with George St., Alapaha, Georgia
Coordinates	31°22′41″N 83°13′27″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924 (1924)
NRHP reference No.	02000758[1]
Added to NRHP	July 11, 2002

Alapaha Colored School is a historic school building in Alapaha, Georgia, located on Henry Street South of the junction with George Street. It is one of the last surviving two-story wood-frame African-American school buildings in Georgia. It was built with a brick foundation in 1924.[2] There are two rooms downstairs and one large room upstairs. It was the school serving the local African-American community from 1924 until 1954.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 2002.[1]

In 1945 a one-story ell was added in the rear of the building.[3] In 1954, African-American community school in the area were consolidated into one, the Nashville High and Elementary School.[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Berrien County, Georgia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Holly L. Anderson; James Horton; Rudolph Smith (May 21, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alapaha Colored School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2016. with 12 photos (see photo captions in text document)
3. Alapaha Colored School, 1924 July 5, 2012 Vanishing South Georgia (includes photos)

External links

• Media related to Alapaha Colored School at Wikimedia Commons