Richard B. Harrison School
Richard B. Harrison School | |
35°32′11″N 78°17′31″W / 35.53639°N 78.29194°W / 35.53639; -78.29194 | |
Area | 6.84 acres (2.77 ha) |
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Built | 1953 (1953), 1955, 1956 |
Architect | Hook, W. W.; McGee, Harry Kirk; Skinner, B. Atwood |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
NRHP reference No. | 12001089[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 26, 2012 |
Richard B. Harrison School is a historic school complex located at Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. The complex consists of contains an agricultural building constructed in 1953 with a 1965 bricklaying shop addition; a gymnasium and classroom building built in 1955; a pump house (c. 1955); and the 1956 elementary school classroom building. Also on the property is a contributing baseball field (c. 1950). The school buildings are all one-story, Modern Movement brick veneer buildings. The complex served the African-American students of Johnston County until the system was integrated in 1970. Harrison School closed in 1987.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
In 2012, the school was renovated and transformed into the Harrison Center for Active Aging, the largest multipurpose senior center in Johnston County, North Carolina.[3]
In 2014, the Town of Selma received the Ernest B. Messer Award by the NC Department of Health & Human Services for the dedication and renovation of the Harrison Center.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12. National Park Service. 2013-01-04.
- ^ Jennifer Martin Mitchell (August 2012). "Richard B. Harrison School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "Community & Senior Services of Johnston County".
- ^ "Ernest B. Messer Award Presented to Town of Selma - Town of Selma, NC". selma-nc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06.
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