Ware Creek School

Ware Creek School
Location East side of NC 1103, .3 miles southeast of junction with NC 1112, Blounts Creek, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°25′12″N 76°56′19″W / 35.42000°N 76.93861°W / 35.42000; -76.93861Coordinates: 35°25′12″N 76°56′19″W / 35.42000°N 76.93861°W / 35.42000; -76.93861
Area less than one acre
Built 1921 (1921)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 96001443[1]
Added to NRHP December 6, 1996

Ware Creek School is a historic Rosenwald school building located at Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a one-story rectangular structure with a hipped roof and projecting front pavilions. The main block of the building consists of three classrooms and a projecting central "industrial classroom" under a gable roof. The building exhibits American Craftsman design influences. It ceased use as a school in 1954.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Tom Hanchett (September 1996). "Ware Creek School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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