For many years, the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church operated a black school on the Asia School site. In 1940, the church transferred the property to Franklin County, which assumed responsibility for the school. The current school building is a concrete-block structure that was completed around 1952. It was operated as a county public school for African-American children until 1961, when the county closed the school and returned the property to the church.[1]
Four years after Asia School closed, Franklin County integrated its public schools. Asia School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 for its significance as an example of a 20th-century African-American school in rural Tennessee.[1]
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^ ab. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013.
asia, school, former, segregated, school, african, americans, asia, community, franklin, county, tennessee, address525, asia, roadasia, tennesseecoordinates35, 2439711, 0924846, 2439711, 0924846informationtypepublic, segregatedfounded1940closed1961, many, year. Asia School is a former segregated school for African Americans in the Asia community of Franklin County Tennessee Asia SchoolAsia SchoolAddress525 Asia RoadAsia TennesseeCoordinates35 14 38 N 86 05 33 W 35 2439711 N 86 0924846 W 35 2439711 86 0924846InformationTypePublic segregatedFounded1940Closed1961 For many years the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church operated a black school on the Asia School site In 1940 the church transferred the property to Franklin County which assumed responsibility for the school The current school building is a concrete block structure that was completed around 1952 It was operated as a county public school for African American children until 1961 when the county closed the school and returned the property to the church 1 Four years after Asia School closed Franklin County integrated its public schools Asia School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 for its significance as an example of a 20th century African American school in rural Tennessee 1 References edit a b Eleven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation August 17 2011 Archived from the original on July 15 2013 External links editNRHP Nomination Form This article about a property in Franklin County Tennessee on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Tennessee school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asia School amp oldid 1147852602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
