Kingswood Elementary School (Cary, N.C.) Plans
MC 00063
Special Collections Research Center
32.0 drawings
1953-1959
Thirty-two architectural drawings for Kingswood Elementary School in Cary, North Carolina. The earliest item is a plot plan headed "Proposed New Building for Cary Colored Elem. School, Randolph Benton, Supt. of Schools, Wake County Board of Education, Raleigh, N.C." Other plans dated August 1953 include a roof structural plan, a floor plan, front elevation, and details for the primary classroom building. Also included are a plot plan, 1958, for additions to the school; plans, 1959, for a gymtorium; and plans, 1959, for a classroom and cafeteria addition.
Kingswood Elementary School was located at 519 Ferrell Street in Cary, North Carolina. It was built in 1953, with additions in 1958 and 1959, to be the elementary school for African American children in Cary. The architect was Frank B. Simpson of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the designer was C. Eugene Savage, also of Raleigh.
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Savage, C. Eugene
Simpson, Frank B.
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Acquisitions Information
Received from State Historic Preservation Office, 2005 September (Accession no. 2005-0016).
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[Identification of item], Kingswood Elementary School (Cary, N.C.) Plans, MC 63, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processed by Linda Sellars,
2005 November
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2005 November
Historical Note
Kingswood Elementary School was located at 519 Ferrell Street in Cary, North Carolina. It was built in 1953, with additions in 1958 and 1959, to be the elementary school for African American children in Cary. The architect was Frank B. Simpson of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the designer was C. Eugene Savage, also of Raleigh.
Scope and Content Note
Thirty-two
architectural drawings (17 blueprints and 15 diazo prints) for
Kingswood Elementary School in
Cary, North Carolina. The earliest item is a plot plan headed "Proposed New Building for Cary Colored Elem. School, Randolph Benton, Supt. of Schools,
Wake County Board of Education, Raleigh, N.C." Other plans dated August 1953 include a roof structural plan, a floor plan, front elevation, and details for the primary classroom building. Also included are a plot plan, 1958, for additions to the school; plans, 1959, for a gymtorium; and plans, 1959, for a classroom and cafeteria addition. Plans were produced by architect
Frank B. Simpson of Raleigh, North Carolina and designer
C. Eugene Savage, also of Raleigh.
Wake County Board of Education. (Wake County, N.C.)
African Americans--Education--North Carolina--Cary
Architecture
Blueprints
Diazotypes
School buildings--Designs and plans
Schools--North Carolina--Cary
Blueprints
1
1953-1959
Diazo prints
2
1953-1959