Granite Quarry School

Historic school building in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Granite Quarry School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

35°36′57″N 80°26′7″W / 35.61583°N 80.43528°W / 35.61583; -80.43528
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1933 (1933)
Architect	Boney, Leslie
NRHP reference No.	01000017^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 7, 2001

Granite Quarry School, also known as Schuford Memorial Elementary School and Granite Quarry Elementary School, is a historic school complex located at Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina. The main school building was built in 1933, and is a one-story, H-shaped building sheathed in granite. It has a side-gable roof with shed dormers and a pedimented entrance portico. Connected to the main building by open, covered walkways are the cafeteria (1956) designed by Leslie Boney and a classroom building (1960). It was originally built for African-American students and continued to operate until 1968 when its students were integrated into other county schools.^[2]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Andrea Hicks (July 2001). "Granite Quarry School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.