Street School Division
| Street School Division | |||
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 Street School Division |
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| location | 1803 Conservative Street New Albany , Floyd County , Indiana | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 10 '24.6 " N , 87 ° 28' 54.5" W | ||
| Built | 1884 | ||
| NRHP number | 64500213 | ||
| The NRHP added | July 15, 2002 | ||
The Street School Division is a historic school building in New Albany , Floyd County , Indiana .
After the Civil War , African Americans wanted to become full citizens of the United States , and education was a fundamental aspect of participation in society. In 1869 the Indiana General Assembly passed a law encouraging school districts to establish public schools for black children, but segregation meant that black and white children had to attend separate schools. The Division Street school building was built in 1884 and classes began the following year. The schoolhouse has two classrooms, and most of the time 60 to 70 children were registered. In 1946 the school was closed and the students were transferred to another school.
Before the schoolhouse was repurposed as the present Museum of African American Life and Education, the schoolhouse served as the Veterans' Affairs Office during World War II and then stood empty until 1959 when it was used as a warehouse for Floyd County's schools. After an extensive renovation, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Today one of the rooms is true to the original.
Web links
- Indiana Historical Bureau: District Street School.Retrieved June 30, 2020
Individual evidence
- ^ "National Register Information System: National Register of Historic Places : District Street School