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Summary
The Olive Colored School is a one-story frame schoolhouse built around 1889 and later converted to residential use in the early 1930s. It retains its original German siding and 6/6 sash windows, although the interior has been significantly altered with the addition of a porch and an exterior chimney.
Notably, the school is significant because it existed alongside the nearby Olive School for white students, which was built around the same time with a similar design. Unlike typical segregated schools of the era, which were usually located far apart and near black churches, the Olive schools present an unusual case.
Tempie Powell Didn’t the Hoffmans live there in the 70’s?
Nancy Merchant Langley Unfortunately, this family's house caught fire and burned several years ago. It was occupied up until the fire.
(Photo and information from the Maryland Historical Trust via Amy Grimm)
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