Lincoln School (Pikeville, Tennessee)

Lincoln School
Location Old TN 28 near Rockford Rd., Pikeville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°36′44″N 85°11′26″W / 35.61222°N 85.19056°W / 35.61222; -85.19056Coordinates: 35°36′44″N 85°11′26″W / 35.61222°N 85.19056°W / 35.61222; -85.19056
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 93000648[1]
Added to NRHP July 15, 1993

Lincoln School, also known as the Lincoln Consolidated Rosenwald School, is a former African-American school in Pikeville, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The school was built in 1925 with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund to house a black school that previously had been located in the Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.[2] The building design is characteristic of a Rosenwald school, with a gable roof, tall narrow batteries of windows, and short piers.[3] The school operated until 1965, educating children from kindergarten through grade 8.[4] It was listed on the National Register in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Robnett, Elizabeth (1982). "Pikeville Chapel AME Zion Church: speech". Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University.
  3. ↑ Hoffschwelle, Mary S. (2012). "Preserving Rosenwald Schools, 2nd edition" (PDF). National Trust for Historic Preservation. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln School". Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. Retrieved December 25, 2013.


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