St. Joseph's Industrial School

	St. Joseph's Industrial School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Entry Arch
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Location	355 W. Duck Creek Rd.,; Clayton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°17′37″N 75°38′13″W / 39.29361°N 75.63694°WCoordinates: 39°17′37″N 75°38′13″W / 39.29361°N 75.63694°W
Area	2.2 hectares (5.5 acres)
Built	1896
Architect	Gaudreau and Gaudreau
Architectural style	Italianate, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	02001491
Added to NRHP	12 December 2002

St. Joseph's Industrial School is a historic school and historic district in Clayton, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses three contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and three contributing objects. They are the Italianate-style Chapel (1896), Colonial Revival-style Administration Building and Rectory (1951), St. Michael's Hall (1960), the Entry Arch (1896), and three figural marble religious statues.^[2]

History[]

The school was founded by the St. Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart and opened in 1896 as an educational institution for young African American men during the time of segregation. The school was closed in 1972 by the Josephite Society, which established the St. Joseph Center for Prayer at the facility in 1973.

In March 2002, the St. Joseph's Project Foundation purchased the property and secured a charter school to rehabilitate and occupy the buildings.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

A Marine Corps JROTC school known as First State Military Academy (part of the New Tech Network) has now taken up the property as of 2014, still using the three main buildings.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Robin K. Bodo and Dawn Melson (May 2002 – June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Industrial School". National Park Service. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying 19 photos

External links[]

First State Military Academy website

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.

[NRHPnom-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Robin K. Bodo and Dawn Melson (May 2002 – June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Industrial School". National Park Service. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying 19 photos

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