Higbee Street School is located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1857 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1995.
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| Location | 20 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′32″N 74°46′07″W / 40.2255°N 74.7685°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Evernham and Hill |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000409[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2799[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 3, 1995 |
The Higbee Street School is a brick Greek Revival building constructed in 1857. This building was the first school built specifically for the free public education of African American children in the City of Trenton. The building itself marked a departure from previous schools, following the design concepts of 19th-century education reformers. It is probably one of the first African American schools to embody those innovations.
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.