Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Joseph Charles Price High School
1932-1969
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023
1. Joseph Charles Price High School Marker
April 21, 2010
A school of great heritage
and academic success in
times of repression
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places, and the Rosenwald Schools series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 35° 40.597′ N, 80° 29.111′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. Marker is on West Bank Street west of Grim Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 W Bank St, Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial Helicopter and Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (approx. ¼ mile away); Monroe Street School (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph C. Price (approx. 0.4 miles away); J.E.K. Aggrey (1875-1927) / Rose D. Aggrey (1882-1961) (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (approx. 0.6 miles away); Food Lion, Inc. (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.
Regarding Joseph Charles Price High School. Excerpts
this page online
The J. C. Price High School, a Colonial Revival-style one-story brick veneer school erected in 1931 with important additions made in 1951 and 1956-1957, occupies an important, unmatched place in the history of Salisbury, the county seat of Rowan County. Named for the pioneering black educator Joseph Charles Price (1854-1893), the president of nearby Livingstone College, the school is both the first and only public school building in the city of Salisbury erected for the exclusive use as a high school by black students.
The period of significance begins in 1931 with its construction and extends to 1969, when it was abandoned as a public high school at the end of the 1968-1969 academic year.…
The school is also important for its association with the career of Louico Hamilton Hall (1879-1964), who pioneered black high school education in Salisbury, beginning with his appointment in 1911 as principal of the Salisbury colored graded school, continuing with his tenure as principal of the first J. C. Price High School/Monroe Street School attended by students in the first through eleventh grades, and culminating with his service as principal at this school from 1932 to 1947.…
The [Julius] Rosenwald Fund supported the construction of the school with a building grant of $5,300 which was both the largest suchgrant in North Carolina in the 1931-1932 year and a significant part of the approximate $30,000 cost of the building. … Erected by Jack William Long (1888-1948) in the closing months of 1931, the building was effectively completed by 6 January 1932 when the Salisbury Evening Post published a long, front-page article celebrating its construction and the school’s place in the city’s educational efforts for its black citizens. Julius Rosenwald died that same day in Chicago. Classes were first held in the school a couple of weeks later.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 20232. Joseph Charles Price High School Marker
Also see . . . J. C. Price High School (PDF). National Register nomination for the school complex, which was listed in 2010. (Prepared by Davyd Foard Hood; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Sketch book of Livingstone College… (1903); via New York Public Library (Public Domain)
3. Joseph Charles Price
The school's namesake, he was president of nearby Livingstone College when it relocated from Concord, N.C. in 1882.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 55 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on January 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
