Thomaston Colored Institute - Thomaston, Alabama - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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Thomaston Colored Institute - Thomaston, Alabama

in U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Posted by:  BruceS

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16S E 440617 N 3570815

Historic African-American school in Thomaston, Alabama.

"The Thomaston Colored Institute, also known as the Thomaston Academy, is a historic African American school building in the town of Thomaston, Alabama, United States. This two-story brick building was completed in May 1910 as a private school by an African American religious group, the West Alabama Primitive Baptist Association.

The school served a historic African American neighborhood in Thomaston, as the only real educational opportunity for the area’s African American population. This building has been abandoned since the 1970s, and has suffered from benign neglect. It was included on the Alabama Historical Commission's Places in Peril listing in 2000, the same year that it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places - Wikipedia

Street address: 1120 Seventh Ave. Thomaston , Alabama County / Borough / Parish: Marengo Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 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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