{"nrhp_refnum":"12001156","name":"Coinjock Colored School","other_names":["Coinjock Rosenwald School","Crawford Colored School # 7"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4358 Caratoke Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Coinjock","county":"Currituck County","state":"NC","lat":36.36267123400006,"lon":-75.96713667199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2013-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame school building on a quarter-acre lot at 4358 Caratoke Highway in Coinjock, Currituck County, North Carolina, facing east toward Currituck Sound. It is known as the Coinjock Colored School and was one of three Rosenwald-funded schools built in Currituck County in the 1920s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant for its association with African American education in Currituck County from 1920 to 1950, under the Rosenwald Fund program. It states the building is the only surviving Rosenwald school in the county that retains a good deal of its original exterior architectural character and plan.","narrative":"Built on a quarter-acre lot on the west side of the main road through Coinjock, the Coinjock Colored School is a one-story frame building with weatherboard walls, an asphalt-shingled side-gable roof and a projecting gable-front block on its east facade. It was one of three Rosenwald schools erected in Currituck County in the early 1920s, following a standardized North Carolina floor plan designed by Raleigh architect Frank K. Thomson. Two large classrooms were heated by wood stoves, and a bank of large six-over-six windows provided natural light for rural students without electricity. The school served African American children in the Crawford District and was one of few such schools in the county to survive with much of its exterior and plan intact. Its significance lies in its association with African American education during segregation, supported by the Rosenwald Fund's partnership with Booker T. Washington. The building has been vacant for many years and needs roof and window repair.","period_of_significance":"1920-1950","architect_builder":"Simmons, Foreman, carpenter","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Vacant for many years; the form notes roof damage, boarded windows, and interior neglect.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.718417-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7198/47719872/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/12001156.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001156/bddf923f6d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001156/bddf923f6d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Mjnieradkabass","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coinjock_Colored_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mjnieradkabass</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coinjock_Colored_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719872","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinjock_Colored_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18206083"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/currituck-county/coinjock-colored-school-12001156/"}