Deerfield Beach in Broward County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite School
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 30, 2025
1. William Stanley Marker
In 1906, Deerfield Beach established Colored School #9 to educate African American children prevented from attending white-only schools in Broward County. A one-room, wooden structure located near NW 1st Avenue, it was destroyed in the Hurricane of 1928. The following year, Colored School #13 was built to take its place. It was one of nearly 5,000 schools funded by the Rosenwald Foundation, a philanthropic endeavor established in 1913 by Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) to fund the construction of Black schools in the South. The school was named Braithwaite School to honor the acclaimed Black poet and writer William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite. The school adopted the motto: To educate, to elevate, and to cultivate. In January 1970, as Broward County schools integrated, Deerfield Beachs only Black school, the Braithwaite School, with its 464 students, was closed by the school board. In 1974, Broward County purchased the property for a health center and office space. After part of the building burned, the former Braithwaite School was demolished. It was replaced by what was known as the Northeast Focal Point and, in October
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A Florida Heritage Site
Erected 2024 by The City of Deerfield Beach and The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1261.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.
Location. 26° 19.31′ N, 80° 6.306′ W. Marker is in Deerfield Beach, Florida, in Broward County. It is at the intersection of Northwest 2nd Avenue and Northwest 3rd Court, on the left when traveling north on Northwest 2nd Avenue. Located in front of the Braithwaite Center for Active Aging. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 Northwest 2nd Ave, Deerfield Beach FL 33441, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 30, 2025
2. William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite School Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Zion Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Branhilda Richardson Knowles Memorial Park and Historic Cemetery (approx. Ύ mile away); F.E.C. Railway Depot, Boca Raton (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Floresta Historic District (approx. 2 miles away); Sanborn Square (approx. 2.3 miles away); Boca Raton Town Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Sanborn Wall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Boca Raton Fire Engine No. 1 (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deerfield Beach.
Also see . . . Braithwaite School. (Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
