{"nrhp_refnum":"05000377","name":"Zachariah School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 1239, 0.6 mi. S o NC 1244","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wooten's Crossroads","county":"Greene County","state":"NC","lat":35.52474899600003,"lon":-77.69780024099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, three-classroom frame school building near Wooten's Crossroads in Greene County, North Carolina, built in 1920-1921 for African American students next to Zachariah A.M.E. Church.","why_significant":"It was one of five Greene County schools built with help from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, along with local African American contributions and county school board support. It served as an educational and social center for the Black community from 1920 to 1956. Its simplified plan follows several Rosenwald design suggestions, such as grouped windows, a movable partition and no corridors.","narrative":"Near Wooten's Crossroads in Greene County, North Carolina, a one-story frame schoolhouse with three classrooms sits beside Zachariah African Methodist Episcopal Church. Built in 1920-1921, it was one of five Greene County schools erected with help from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, local African American contributions and the county school board. An auditorium wing added in 1921, also paid for with Rosenwald money, was removed in the late 1960s. The school faces east, with tall six-over-six windows along the west wall to bring in natural light, a feature typical of Rosenwald plans. Inside, beaded-board wainscot and original wood floors survive, along with a slate backboard and original paint colors. From 1920 until it closed in 1956, the school taught local farm families' children and also hosted plays, concerts, adult classes, home demonstrations and meetings with the county extension agent. After closing, it was used for storage, then given to the church in the 1970s and converted into a fellowship hall.","period_of_significance":"1920-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Rosenwald School","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now used by Zachariah A.M.E. Church as a fellowship or social hall; the building is described as structurally sound. The 1921 auditorium wing was removed about 1967-1969.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.476667-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/7204/47720470/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05000377.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720470","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachariah_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18706133"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/greene-county/zachariah-school-05000377/"}