Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #81 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Sussex County
School Name Lewes Colored School (DuPont)
Location Dupont Ave, Lewes
Date Opened Built 1923
Current Status Still standing, now known as the Frederick D. Thomas Building
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 69. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 137.
Additional Information Originally built as a three-room school, current building is much larger due to extensive additions and renovations.

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