Iron Hill School No. 112C, also known as the Iron Hill Museum, is a historic one-room school building located near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by architect James Oscar Betelle and built in 1923, and is 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular frame, wood-shingled building on a concrete foundation with a medium-pitched gable roof. The building measures 24 feet by 48 feet, and features a pedimented portico centered on the gable end in the Colonial Revival style. The school was funded by Pierre S. du Pont as part of a reform and rebuilding of African-American schools in Delaware, between 1919 and 1928. The school was used until school segregation was abolished, which occurred at Iron Hill in 1965.[2]
Iron Hill School No. 112C | |
 Iron Hill School, September 2012 | |
   | |
| Location | 1335 Old Baltimore Pike in Pencader Hundred, near Newark, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°37′54″N 75°45′29″W / 39.631532°N 75.758182°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Betelle, James Oscar |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001032[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
The Iron Hill Museum's exhibits include area iron ore mining, Lenni Lenape history and culture, rocks and minerals from around Delaware and around the world, mounted area wildlife, and a display of fossils found in the state.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Susan Brizzolara (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Iron Hill School No. 112C". National Park Service and accompanying nine photos. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Exhibits". Iron Hill Museum. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
External links
edit