Aiken building added to national registry

Associated Press
Thursday, June 25, 2009


AIKEN - A South Carolina building that was once an industrial training school for children of former slaves has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Aiken Standard reported Thursday that the former Immanuel School in Aiken County has earned the designation. The newspaper says it is the future home of the Center for African American History, Arts and Culture.

The Immanuel School was founded in 1881 to train students in reading, writing and math as well as in music and job skills. It's been known by many names, including Immanuel Institute, Coles Normal and Industrial School and Emanuel Mission School and African School among others.

The school closed in 1931.

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R_U_Kidding_Me (anonymous) says...

They need to reopen it as a school to teach kids how to read and write again. It's not being done anywhere else.

June 25, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

gamecockgirl1912 (anonymous) says...

I bet they had a higher graduation rate than current!

June 25, 2009 at 4:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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