National Register Record for UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 191/2

Historic Name: UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 191/2
Current Name: None
Address: SW CORNER OF 149TH STREET AND S. LUTHER ROAD
City: NEWALLA VICINITY            County: CLEVELAND
Section: 28           Township: 10N           Range: 1E          
Description of significance: THE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 19 1/2 IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE HISTORICALLY BLACK SCHOOL FOR THE COMMUNITY OF STELLA. THE SCHOOL SERVED THE COMMUNITY UNTIL 1955 WHEN THE STELLA SCHOOLS UNDERWENT DESEGREGATION. FOR A TIME, THE UNION SCHOOL WAS THE ONLY SEPARATE SCHOOL IN OPERATION IN CLEVELAND COUNTY.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: VACANT: NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Architectural Style: LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENT
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: CA. 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2014