{"nrhp_refnum":"06000294","name":"Warren County Training School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"East side of NC 1300, 0.8 N of NC 1372","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wise","county":"Warren County","state":"NC","lat":36.51563931800007,"lon":-78.16622558999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A school complex of four contributing buildings on a 6.46-acre parcel near Wise, Warren County, North Carolina: a nine-classroom brick school built in 1931, a 1925 principal's residence, and a brick cafeteria and agriculture building from about 1955.","why_significant":"The school was built with Julius Rosenwald Fund money, local African American contributions and county support, and is described as exceptionally large among the 25 Rosenwald schools built in Warren County. It served as an educational and social center for the Locust Grove community. The 1925 principal's residence is described as a rare surviving building type.","narrative":"Near the small town of Wise in Warren County, North Carolina, a former African American school campus stands on a 6.46-acre parcel. The centerpiece is a one-story brick school with nine classrooms and an auditorium, built in 1931 after a tornado destroyed earlier buildings on the site. Funding came from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, the local African American community and the county school board. The campus also includes a 1925 principal's residence built to a Rosenwald plan, plus a brick cafeteria and an agriculture building from about 1955. Inside, the main school keeps its original wood floors, beaded-board wainscoting, chalkboards and auditorium stage. From 1931 into the 1960s it served as a gathering place for the Locust Grove community, hosting plays, concerts, adult classes and farm meetings. It was one of twenty-five Rosenwald-supported schools in the county. The property is recognized for its role in Black education and for its architecture, with a period of significance of 1925 to 1956. It is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1925-1956","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Other: Rosenwald School","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed present function is vacant/not in use. The buildings operated as a school until 1970, and the main building retains its windows, stage, doors, and wood floors and woodwork.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.133728-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/7227/47722730/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/06000294.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722730","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County_Training_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21262063"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/warren-county/warren-county-training-school-06000294/"}