Banneker, Benjamin, School - Parkville, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Benjamin Banneker School, 31 West Eighth Street, Parkville, Platte County, is significant [for the role in it played in the area of  Black Ethnic Heritage].  Apparently one of only two surviving brick, one-room segregated schools in the state, the Banneker School was the first building constructed exclusively for the use of African American students in the Platte County community. Although two additional segregated schools were subsequently constructed, the 1885 building is the only one extant. Banneker School also represents the effort of the African American community and of Park College, within the framework and restrictions of legal segregation, to assure educational facilities and opportunity to all the children of the community. The period of significance extends from 1885, with the construction of the school, to circa 1902, when the one-room building was replaced by a larger, similarly named, building." - National Register Nomination form

Street address: 31 W. Eighth St Parkville, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Platte Year listed: 1995 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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