Johnson School
Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware)
Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware) is located in the United States
Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware)
LocationSouth of junction of Delaware Route 24 and Road 297, near Millsboro, Delaware
Coordinates38°36′13″N 75°13′50″W / 38.60361°N 75.23056°W / 38.60361; -75.23056
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSNanticoke Indian Community TR
NRHP reference No.79003313[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1979

Johnson School, also known as Warwick No. 203, is a historic rural school building located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the early 1920s, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame structure with wood shingles in the Colonial Revival style. It has a gable roof and features a pedimented entrance portico supported by Doric order columns and plain pilasters. The Johnson School was a separate educational facility for African Americans, and was attended by some children whose families claimed Indian descent.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Johnson School".


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