National Register Record for DUNBAR SCHOOL

Historic Name: DUNBAR SCHOOL
Current Name: DUNBAR SCHOOL
Address: NORTHEAST CORNER OF STATE HIGHWAY 3 AND SOUTH DUNBAR SCHOOL
City: ATOKA            County: ATOKA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE DUNBAR SCHOOL IS SIGNIFICANT AS ATOKA'S HISTORIC SEPARATE SCHOOL. ALTHOUGH AN EARLIER SEPARATE SCHOOL OPERATED AT BOGGY POINT IN THE WESTERN SECTION OF ATOKA COUNTY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, IT WAS DUNBAR SCHOOL THAT SERVED AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN ATOKA COUNTY FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Architectural Style: NO STYLE
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1942            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2016