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Panther Branch School

Coordinates: 35°37′59″N 78°38′28″W / 35.63306°N 78.64111°W / 35.63306; -78.64111
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Panther Branch School
Panther Branch Rosenwald School 2022
Panther Branch School is located in North Carolina
Panther Branch School
Panther Branch School is located in the United States
Panther Branch School
LocationNC 2727, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of NC 183, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°37′59″N 78°38′28″W / 35.63306°N 78.64111°W / 35.63306; -78.64111
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1926 (1926)
Built byBallentine Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.01000421[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 2001

Panther Branch School, also known as Juniper Level School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, frame, weatherboarded building with Colonial Revival style design elements. It sits on a brick pier foundation infilled with concrete block. The school closed in 1952. It is owned by the Juniper Level Baptist Church, who uses the building as a meeting place and social hall.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Van Dolsen (December 2000). "Panther Branch School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.