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

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Record #146 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County New Castle County
School Name Williamsville-Bethesda Colored School (DuPont)
Location Frazer Road, Newark
Date Opened Built 1927
Current Status Still standing in its original location, no longer operating as a school.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 69. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 120.
Additional Information Also known as 113-C, 114-C. Two-room school. As of 2024, the property is now part of the Woodside Inn mobile home park and vacant.

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