Morgan School
Why it's listed
Built in 1925 and 1926 on a rise at the crossroads of Winters and Mount Pleasant roads in southwestern Nash County, Morgan School is a two-classroom Rosenwald school following Floor Plan No. 20 from the fund's Bulletin No. 3. The single-story frame building has painted weatherboards, a steel roof, and a central projecting Industrial Room used as a kitchen and lunchroom. The school was funded through a local appropriation, a Rosenwald Fund grant of $700, and community contributions. From 1926 until the mid-1950s it taught grades one through seven for the surrounding African American families and hosted PTA meetings, church programs and other community events. Its interior retains the original layout and an operable chalkboard partition that allowed the rooms to be combined into one assembly space. After the county consolidated schools, the property was auctioned in 1956. Among the seven surviving Rosenwald schools in Nash County, it is regarded as one of the best preserved.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the school is significant for its association with African American education and ethnic heritage in Nash County, serving the local Black community from 1926 into the mid-1950s. It is also argued to be a remarkably exact and well-preserved example of a standardized Rosenwald plan, with its original interior layout and operable partition largely intact.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 06000867, listed September 15, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 7427 Winters Rd., Bailey |
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| County | Nash County |
| Listed | September 15, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000867 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1925-1956 |
| Architectural style | Other: Rosenwald School |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education, Black |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Closed and the property auctioned in 1956; the school building was converted to a private residence soon after. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.82188, -78.13681 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000867.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19987180
- This listing as JSON
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