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Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 33°56′15″N 80°49′33″W / 33.93750°N 80.82583°W / 33.93750; -80.82583
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Siloam School
Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina)
Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Siloam School (Eastover, South Carolina)
Location1331 Congaree Rd., near Eastover, South Carolina
Coordinates33°56′15″N 80°49′33″W / 33.93750°N 80.82583°W / 33.93750; -80.82583
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1936 (1936)
Architectural styleEarly 20th-century rural school
MPSAfrican--American Primary and Secondary School Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No.96000382[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1996

Siloam School is a historic school building located at Eastover, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built about 1936, and is a one-story, two-room building built with funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It stands on a brick pier foundation and is clad in shiplap weatherboard siding. It operated as a school for African-American children until 1956.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Katherine H. Richardson (April 1995). "Siloam School" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Siloam School, Richland County (1331 Congaree Rd., Eastover vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 9, 2014.