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Russell School (Durham, North Carolina)

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Built
  
1926 (1926)-1927

NRHP Reference #
  
09000601

Phone
  
+1 919-452-6082

Architectural style
  
Rosenwald

Area
  
8,000 m²

Added to NRHP
  
5 August 2009

Russell School (Durham, North Carolina)

Location
  
2001 St. Mary's Rd. (south side SR 1002 .1 miles (0.16 km) west of junction with SR 1003), near Durham, North Carolina

Address
  
2001 St Marys Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA

Russell School, also known as Cain’s School, is a historic Rosenwald school located near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926-1927, and is a one-story, front-gabled weatherboarded building. It features a center projecting wing containing the original industrial room, flanking recessed entrances, and two large classrooms. The school closed in 1945 and has been owned by Cain’s Chapel Baptist Church and used as a community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

References

Russell School (Durham, North Carolina) Wikipedia