Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

Record Detail

Record #132 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Star Hill Colored School (DuPont)
Location Voshells Mill Star Hill Road, Dover
Date Opened Built 1926
Current Status Original building no longer standing, demolished in 2001. Replaced with a building that mimics it's original style.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 57, 69, 73, 76. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 83.
Additional Information Two-room school.

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