H. B. Sugg High School
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H. B. Sugg School | |
| Location | Farmville, North Carolina |
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| Built | 1915 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005751 |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 2020 |
The H. B. Sugg School, also known as Farmville Colored School and H.B. Sugg High School, is a historic school located in Farmville, NC.[1]
History[]
Since at least 1903, a school for African American children existed in Farmville. In 1908, the school moved to a new building known as the Harper Hotel. In 1918, Herman Bryan "H.B" Sugg, for which the school was named after, joined the faculty. Sugg was a strong advocate for the school and was instrumental in securing funding from the state and the community.
In the early 1920s, a new school was built as a result of the Rosenwald building program, which provided funds for the construction of over 4,900 schools for African Americans in the South. The school was a ten-room, two-story frame building. In 1936, a six-room brick building was added, funded by the Works Progress Administration. In 1949, another building funded by bonds was added, in part to resist school integration by creating "more equal" facilities.
In the 1953-1954 school year, the school was renamed from the Farmville Colored School to the H.B. Sugg School. By 1957, the school was the largest in Pitt County with 8 percent of the county's students. Sugg retired as school principal in 1959 and went on the join the Farmville School Board in 1965. From 1971-1999, the school was an integrated elementary school.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "H. B. Sugg School" (PDF). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.
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- Defunct schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Pitt County, North Carolina