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

Record Detail

Record #86 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Sussex County
School Name Nassau Colored School (DuPont)
Location Lewes Georgetown Road, Lewes
Date Opened Built 1922
Current Status Still standing as of 2019, vacant and owned by Delaware Department of Education
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 69-70. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 143.
Additional Information Two-room school.

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