Salem School (Red Oak, Virginia)

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Salem School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Jct. of Rtes. 608 and 632, Red Oak, Virginia
Coordinates	36°46′10″N 78°38′14″W / 36.76944°N 78.63722°W / 36.76944; -78.63722Coordinates: 36°46′10″N 78°38′14″W / 36.76944°N 78.63722°W / 36.76944; -78.63722
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1923 (1923)-1924
NRHP Reference #	98001309^[1]
VLR #	019-5121
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1998
Designated VLR	September 14, 1998^[2]

Salem School is a historic Rosenwald School building for African American children located near Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1923-1924, and is a one-story, three-bay frame rectangular structure with weatherboard siding. It stands on a brick pier foundation. The school operated until 1959 when it was closed due to desegregation of the Charlotte County school system.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
↑ Alison Blanton (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem School" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo

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