Halltown Colored Free School

United States historic place


Halltown Colored Free School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

(2022)
39°18′34″N 77°48′09″W / 39.3094°N 77.8026°W / 39.3094; -77.8026
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1870
Built by	Thomas Edwards
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000912^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 2004

The Halltown Colored Free School in Halltown, West Virginia was built in 1870 to educate children from the African-American community in Halltown. The school was racially segregated from local schools for whites, in accordance with the laws of the time. It functioned in that capacity until 1929, when it was converted to a residence.

The school is to the left and behind the Halltown Union Colored Sunday School, and is owned by the same community organization.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Roger L. Boyer and Alan Rowe (June 17, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Halltown Colored Free School" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)