Johnson School (Millsboro, Delaware) facts for kids
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| Location | South of junction of Delaware Route 24 and Road 297, near Millsboro, Delaware |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Nanticoke Indian Community TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003313 |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1979 |
Johnson School, also known as Warwick No. 203, is a historic rural school building located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the early 1920s, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame structure with wood shingles in the Colonial Revival style. It has a gable roof and features a pedimented entrance portico supported by Doric order columns and plain pilasters. The Johnson School was a separate educational facility for African Americans, and was attended by some children whose families claimed Indian descent.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Front entrance
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