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St. Matthews School (North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W / 35.86028°N 78.56139°W / 35.86028; -78.56139
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St. Matthews School
St. Matthews School (North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
St. Matthews School (North Carolina)
St. Matthews School (North Carolina) is located in the United States
St. Matthews School (North Carolina)
LocationUS 401, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of NC 2213, near Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W / 35.86028°N 78.56139°W / 35.86028; -78.56139
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
MPSWake County MPS
NRHP reference No.01000416[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2001

St. Matthews School, also known as St. Matthew School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, frame building with a hipped roof and sheathed in weatherboard. It sits on a concrete block foundation. The school closed in 1949. St. Matthews Baptist Church owns the school and uses the building as a meeting 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 (September 2000). "St. Matthews School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.