Russell School (Durham, North Carolina)


Russell School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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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
Coordinates	36°7′24″N 78°56′45″W / 36.12333°N 78.94583°W / 36.12333; -78.94583Coordinates: 36°7′24″N 78°56′45″W / 36.12333°N 78.94583°W / 36.12333; -78.94583
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1926 (1926)-1927
Architectural style	Rosenwald
NRHP Reference #	09000601^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 2009

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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ M. Ruth Little (March 2009). "Russell School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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