Bellevue Avenue Colored School | |
Location: | 81 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 40.2256°N -74.7714°W |
Built: | 1883 |
Architect: | William B. Thines |
Builder: | Alfred P. Herron |
Architecture: | Italianate |
Added: | January 2, 1997 |
Refnum: | 96001547 |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 26, 1996 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 3266[1] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Bellevue Avenue Colored School is located at 81 Bellevue Avenue in the city of Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1883 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1997, for its significance in education and Black history. It is now used as a Masonic lodge by King David Lodge No. 15 Free & Accepted Masons.[2]
The two-story brick Italianate building was designed by Trenton architect William B. Thines and constructed by Alfred P. Herron. It was built as a "new school building for the use of the colored children of Trenton". It has also been known as the Lincoln School, Old Lincoln School, Public School No. 14, and King David Lodge No. 15 F & AM.[2]