Riverside Public School
Also known as: Riverside Public School No. H; Corinth Baptist Youth Center
Why it's listed
Built in 1911 on LaSalle Street in Fort Worth's Riverside neighborhood, this small brick schoolhouse served African American children until 1936. The one-story building has a low hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves, dark brick corner piers, a projecting portico and rough stucco beneath the cornice, details drawn from the Prairie School. Inside, two classrooms of about 20 by 28 feet were divided by a center wall, which still survives along with a pressed metal ceiling and some wainscoting. Riverside's school board ran the school until the area was annexed by Fort Worth in 1922, and the city system took over in 1923. Records and a 1920s survey describe crowding and modest conditions, yet former students remembered the school with pride. Sold in 1950 and turned into a house, it later became a youth center for Corinth Baptist Church. It is regarded as a rare surviving small urban school built for Black students and the oldest of its kind in Tarrant County.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the school is significant under Criterion A for its role in educating African American youth, first in the community of Riverside and later in Fort Worth, under the 'separate but equal' system. It is described as a rare surviving small urban two-room school for Black students and the oldest extant school building in Tarrant County built for African American students.
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 99001624, listed December 30, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2629 LaSalle St., Fort Worth |
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| County | Tarrant County |
| Listed | December 30, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99001624 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1911-1936 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Prairie School |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Education, Black |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Sold by the school district in 1950 and converted to a house; since 1994 it has served as the youth center for Corinth Baptist Church. Exterior form is largely intact, with replaced windows and a removed front parapet. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.75831, -97.30554 (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 99001624.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110002297
- This listing as JSON
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