{"nrhp_refnum":"05000438","name":"Liberia School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4.5 mi. S of Warrenton, Sw side of NC 58","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wareenton","county":"Warren County","state":"NC","lat":36.361941699000056,"lon":-78.10066707599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-teacher frame school building, about twenty by thirty-two feet, built in 1921-1922 with Rosenwald Fund support in the community of Liberia, about 4.5 miles south of Warrenton on NC 58, Warren County, North Carolina.","why_significant":"The school is argued to be significant under Criterion A for education and Black ethnic heritage, as one of twenty-five Rosenwald-assisted schools in Warren County that served as an educational and social center for the African American community from 1922 to the early 1950s. Under Criterion C, it is an excellent example of a one-teacher Rosenwald school, retaining nearly all original exterior and interior finishes and following Rosenwald planning ideas.","narrative":"Liberia School is a small one-teacher frame schoolhouse on NC 58 south of Warrenton, North Carolina. Built in 1921-1922, it was funded by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, the local African American community and the Warren County School Board. It is one of twenty-five Rosenwald-assisted schools in the county. The one-story hip-roofed building rests on brick piers, has novelty siding and a pressed metal roof, and contains a cloakroom, a large open classroom and a smaller room used for stage performances and industrial training. Nearly all original interior finishes survive, though the porch posts and floor were replaced. From 1922 until the early 1950s, when students were bussed to Warrenton, the school also hosted plays, glee club performances, adult classes, home demonstrations and meetings with the county extension agent. It was listed for its role in African American education and for its representative Rosenwald design, which includes grouped sash windows and no corridors. It is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1922-early 1950s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Rosenwald School","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Well maintained but not in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.971919-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7227/47722728/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05000438.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722728","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21261178"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/warren-county/liberia-school-05000438/"}