Higbee Street School
Higbee Street School | |
 | |
  Location in Mercer County, New Jersey  Higbee Street School (New Jersey)  Higbee Street School (the United States) | |
| Location | 20 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°13′32″N 74°46′07″W / 40.2255°N 74.7685°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Evernham and Hill |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000409[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2799[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 3, 1995 |
The Higbee Street School is a historic educational building situated in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1857, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1995.
The school is a double-story brick structure in the Greek Revival style. It was the first facility in Trenton constructed specifically for the free public education of African-American children. It was designed by the architectural firm Evernham and Hill. The building's design was influenced by the 19th-century design concepts of education reformers. It is one of the first establishments to utilize these designs.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ National Park Service. Higbee Street School National Register of Historic Places registration Form April 14, 1995. https://npgallery.nps.gov./GetAsset/a3257099-d8fa-472a-9a44-4ff5386eefc8
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Trenton, New Jersey
- School buildings completed in 1857
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- 1857 establishments in New Jersey
- Schools in Mercer County, New Jersey
- Historically segregated African-American schools in New Jersey
- African-American history of New Jersey
- Unused buildings in New Jersey
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs
- Trenton, New Jersey stubs