North Carolina School for the Deaf
| North Carolina School for the Deaf | |
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| Address | |
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517 West Fleming Drive United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1894 |
| CEEB code | 342738 |
| Director | Mark Patrick |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Number of students | 86 |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Website | www |
North Carolina School for the Deaf: Main Building | |
  Main Building Location in North Carolina  Main Building Location in United States | |
| Location | U.S. 64 and Fleming Dr., Morganton, North Carolina |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Bauer, Adolphus Gustavus |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Morganton MRA (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001311[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
North Carolina School for the Deaf Historic District | |
Historic District Location in North Carolina Historic District Location in United States | |
| Location | Jct. US 70 and US 64, Morganton, North Carolina |
| Area | 68 acres (28 ha) |
| Architect | Bauer, Agustus; Benton, Charles C. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Romanesque |
| MPS | Morganton MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000325[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1989 |
The North Carolina School for the Deaf (NCSD) is a state-supported residential school for deaf children established in 1894, in Morganton, North Carolina, US.
History
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In 1845, W.D. Cooke was hired by the state and a school was opened in Raleigh with seven deaf pupils. The school remained open during the American Civil War, then later suffered under the incompetent leadership of political appointees.[2]
Around 1890 the education trend in the United States was to have separate schools for deaf children and blind children. This led to a series of hearings that, in turn, led to legislative action. The result was funding for a new school for deaf children and its location in Morganton, both in 1891. The prime advocate for a new school was Edward McKee Goodwin (1859–1937) of Raleigh who, in 1894, became the first superintendent, an appointment he held until 1936.[3] The person instrumental for the location in Morganton was Col. Samuel McDowell Tate (1830–1897) of Morganton. The school for the blind remained in Raleigh as The Governor Morehead School.[4]
During the Civil War, Confederate money was printed at the school.[5]
Under desegregation in the 1960s, black deaf students from the Garner campus of Governor Morehead School were moved to NCSD.[6]
Due to declining student populations, there were considerations on whether to close the school in 1986, 1991, and 2000, but the school remained open.[7]
Today
[edit]The school is on a national historic district campus in Morganton, North Carolina with 12 buildings on 160 acres (650,000 m2) of land. The school now has an annual budget of over $10 million. The historic district encompasses 14 historic buildings constructed between about 1891 and 1939. They include the main building, classroom buildings, recreational facilities, the original infirmary, staff housing, and farm buildings. They representations of Victorian, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival style architecture.[8] The main building is a high Victorian three-story brick building with a slate roof and five-story tower.[9] The Main Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and the historic district in 1989.[1]
North Carolina School for the Deaf is one of two primary public schools for Deaf and hard of hearing students in Pre-K through 12th grade in North Carolina. The school offers an education program as well as vocational rehabilitation service on campus for students after graduation.
It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf.
The North Carolina School for the Deaf Historical Museum is located on the campus of the school for the Deaf at Morganton, NC. The original site was in the Historic Main Building common room before it was moved to the former Superintendent's Home in 2003. The Museum was spearheaded as a Senior Project by Jimmy Autrey, NCSD graduate of 1977 along with a number of student & staff volunteers. The Museum displays a historical timeline of pictures & artifacts pertaining to the establishment of the North Carolina School for the Deaf in 1891 as well as the original NC Institution for the Deaf & Blind in 1845 & the NC Institution for Colored Deaf & Blind in 1869, both at Raleigh, NC. The Museum maintains a record of student enrollment, organizational activities, school publications, memorabilia, photographic images, newspapers & class books in the Archival Collection Room. Currently, the Archives have over 1000 pictures with the state of the art computerized storage for research purposes & exhibition.
Campus
[edit]The school has dormitory facilities.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 23-25 (PDF Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine)(PDF)(PDF)
- ^ [1] North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton: 1894-1944.
- ^ [2] "North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton" as published in Heritage of Burke County Vol. II.
- ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 8 (PDF)
- ^ "$89,927 Blind-Deaf School May Lose U.S. Aid". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. September 15, 1966. p. 18A. - "Morganton and Wilson" refer to North Carolina School for the Deaf and the East North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Welker, Steve (April 27, 2010). "DHHS says school may have to close". The News Record. Morganton, North Carolina. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Suzanne Pickens Wylie (July 1986). "North Carolina School for the Deaf Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ C. Greer Suttlemyre and Robert F. Topkins (n.d.). "North Carolina School for the Deaf: Main Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Residential Life". North Carolina School for the Deaf. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
External links
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- North Carolina School for the Deaf
- History of North Carolina School for the Deaf
- North Carolina Office of Education Services
- North Carolina School for the Deaf Historical Museum
- North Carolina School for the Deaf Biennial Reports in the North Carolina Digital Collections
- North Carolina School for the Deaf Biennial Reports in the State Library of North Carolina Collection of the Internet Archive
- Outline of Work, 1929, North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morgantown, N.C. in the State Library of North Carolina Collection of the Internet Archive
- Otis Betts, The North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton, 1894–1944 : the education of the deaf in North Carolina, 1845–1945, 1945 in the State Library of North Carolina Collection of the Internet Archive
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- Schools for the deaf in the United States
- Schools in Burke County, North Carolina
- Public high schools in North Carolina
- Public middle schools in North Carolina
- Public elementary schools in North Carolina
- Public K–12 schools in the United States
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- Romanesque Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Burke County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Public boarding schools in the United States
- Boarding schools in North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina