Depot Street Graded School

Contributors:

Miller Brothers, contractors

Dates:

1887

Location:

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County

Street Address:

Depot St., Winston-Salem, NC

Status:

No longer standing

Type:

Educational

Note:

The 2-story frame school stood in an area that was a hub of the city’s black community life. It was opened for classes in 1887 and was the first public school for African American students in Winston-Salem. It has been described as the largest and most important public school for African Americans in North Carolina in its day.