Berkley School
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Berkley School, also known as Hosanna School, is a historic one room school located at Darlington
, Harford County, Maryland
. It was built in 1868 and is a rectangular one-story, three-bay frame building which rests on an uncoursed rubblestone foundation. Originally a two story building with the second floor housing Hosanna Church, a hurricane destroyed the second story in the 20th century but left the ground floor schoolroom intact. It is one of four structures erected in Harford County in the years immediately following the Civil War
for the purpose of educating freed slaves. It was built and by private sources because efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau proved ineffective in this part of Maryland It was used as a school for African Americans until 1945 when the school ceased operation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Darlington, Maryland
Darlington is an unincorporated village in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1987 with approximately 100 contributing properties .-Community:Local children attend the Darlington Elementary...
, Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
. It was built in 1868 and is a rectangular one-story, three-bay frame building which rests on an uncoursed rubblestone foundation. Originally a two story building with the second floor housing Hosanna Church, a hurricane destroyed the second story in the 20th century but left the ground floor schoolroom intact. It is one of four structures erected in Harford County in the years immediately following the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
for the purpose of educating freed slaves. It was built and by private sources because efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau proved ineffective in this part of Maryland It was used as a school for African Americans until 1945 when the school ceased operation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.
External links
- Berkley School, Harford County, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust