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| ID Number |
3001238 |
| Historic Name |
LINCOLN COLORED SCHOOL |
| Description of Significance |
THE LINCOLN COLORED SCHOOL IN THE SMALL TOWN OF FAIRFAX IS A SINGLE STORY WOODEN SCHOOLHOUSE BUILT IN 1929. IT IS AN EXCELLENT LOCAL EXAMPLE OF A SEPARATE SCHOOL, A SCHOOL OPEN ONLY TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN DURING THE ERA OF SCHOOL SEGREGATION. BY 1929, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION IN FAIRFAX HAD GROWN ENOUGH TO CONSTRUCT THIS SEPARATE SCHOOL BUILDING. UNTIL THE SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED, AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN ATTENDED SCHOOL IN A PRIVATE HOME. THE FINISHED SCHOOL HAD ONLY ONE CLASSROOM WITH ONLY ONE TEACHER. IN 1955, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN FAIRFAX WAS INTEGRATED AND THE SEPARATE SCHOOL WAS NO LONGER NEEDED. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/5/2003. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
171 NE WALNUT |
| City |
FAIRFAX |
| County |
OSAGE |
| Lot |
22-24 |
| Block |
6, FAIRFAX ORIGINAL TOWNSITE |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
EDUCATION |
| Date Prepared |
09/01/03 |
| Year Built |
1929 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
GRAY, WALTER L., BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
WOOD: WEATHERBOARD |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
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| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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