Huntersville in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Huntersville School #2

“The Little School”

— Torrence~Lytle Community Center —

Huntersville School #2 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Huntersville School #2 Marker

Inscription. Area African American community, with Rosenwald Funds, built school in 1925, on land donated by O.W. Hunter. It was a joint effort of Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald to educate African American children. From 1937-1958 "The Little School" housed grades 1-4 of Huntersville Colored HS (Torrence-Lytle). Since 1958, it is being used as the Torrence - Lytle Community Center.

Erected 2025.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 24.267′ N, 80° 50.067′ W. Marker is in Huntersville, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is at the intersection of Dellwood Drive and Central Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Dellwood Drive. The marker is located in front of the Torrence~Lyle Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 508 Dellwood Drive, Charlotte NC 28209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in

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Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Hoyt Wilhelm (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hugh Torance (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ramah Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Signers of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (approx. 3.3 miles away); Historic Croft Schoolhouse (approx. 4 miles away); McCoy Slave Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Servant Entrance (approx. 4½ miles away); Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntersville.

Also see . . .
1. Huntersville Rosenwald School turned community center celebrates centennial. (Submitted on December 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. New Historical marker spotlights.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Huntersville School #2 Marker

(Submitted on December 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.