Colored Memorial School and Risley High School
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School | |
![]() Colored Memorial School | |
![]() ![]() Location in Georgia | |
Location | 1800 Albany St., Brunswick, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 31°09′19″N 81°29′27″W / 31.1554°N 81.4909°WCoordinates: 31°09′19″N 81°29′27″W / 31.1554°N 81.4909°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1923 |
Architect | Francis L. Abreu |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Stripped Classical |
NRHP reference No. | 02001290[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 2002 |
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870.[2][3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany Street.
Photos[]
Historical marker, Colored Memorial School in the background
Colored Memorial School
Top of Colored Memorial School
Risley High School building, the Colored Memorial School is visible on the left
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ The Story of Douglas Gilbert Risley, Colored Memorial, and Risley School by Amy Lyn Hedrick 13 June 2006
- ^ Historical Marker Georgia Historical Society, the Glynn County Board of Education, and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc. 2004.4 Marker 63-5
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Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Brunswick, Georgia
- Buildings and structures in Glynn County, Georgia
- National Register of Historic Places in Glynn County, Georgia