Liberty Hill Schoolhouse (Gainesville, Florida)
Appearance
Liberty Hill Schoolhouse | |
Location | 7600 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville, Florida |
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Coordinates | 29°40′33″N 82°25′24″W / 29.67583°N 82.42333°W |
Built | 1892 |
Built by | J. T. Eddins |
Architectural style | Frame Vernacular |
MPS | Florida's Historic Black Public Schools MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 03000825[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 2003[1] |
Liberty Hill Schoolhouse in Gainesville, Florida is a one-room schoolhouse built in 1892 to serve African-American children. It replaced a previous Liberty Hill School that was in operation by about 1869, and it operated until 1952. The school served students from the community of Rutledge.[2]
It is 24.5 feet (7.5 m) by 30.5 feet (9.3 m). There were no lights in the building and drinking water was brought in.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2003.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Murray D. Laurie and Gary V. Goodwin (2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Liberty Hill Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2016. with 10 photos
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- National Register of Historic Places in Gainesville, Florida
- School buildings completed in 1892
- Vernacular architecture in Florida
- Historically segregated African-American schools in Florida
- Defunct black public schools in the United States that closed when schools were integrated
- 1892 establishments in Florida
- Buildings and structures in Gainesville, Florida
- 1952 disestablishments in Florida
- Education in Alachua County, Florida
- North Central Florida Registered Historic Place stubs