Rural Hall in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Memorial Industrial School
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
1. Memorial Industrial School Marker
Inscription.
Memorial Industrial School began as the Colored Baptist Orphanage Home for African-American children, located in the Belview neighborhood of Winston-Salem's Southside area. In 1928, it moved eight miles north of the city's downtown. The architectural Northup and O'Brien designed the overall site plan and the administration building, dormitories, and power plant. Contributions from The Duke Endowment and local philanthropists, including the Reynolds and Gray families, subsidized construction and operation of the campus. The curriculum included academic, agricultural, and domestic training. Memorial Industrial School closed in 1971 after operating for 48 years as one of only two black orphanages in North Carolina and the only such institution to serve a single county.
Memorial Industrial School began as the Colored Baptist Orphanage Home for African-American children, located in the Belview neighborhood of Winston-Salem's Southside area. In 1928, it moved eight miles north of the city's downtown. The architectural Northup and O'Brien designed the overall site plan and the administration building, dormitories, and power plant. Contributions from The Duke Endowment and local philanthropists, including the Reynolds and Gray families, subsidized construction and operation of the campus. The curriculum included academic, agricultural, and domestic training. Memorial Industrial School closed in 1971 after operating for 48 years as one of only two black orphanages in North Carolina and the only such institution to serve a single county.
Location. 36° 13.591′ N, 80° 13.703′ W. Marker is in Rural Hall, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is on Memorial Industrial School Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Horizons Lane, Rural Hall, NC, Rural Hall NC 27045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Colored Baptist Orphanage Home.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
2. Memorial Industrial School Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
3. Memorial Industrial School Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
4. Memorial Industrial School
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
5. Memorial Industrial School
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, June 2, 2017
6. Memorial Industrial School
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 24, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.