Pn United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) L.Upn United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form iNTERAGENCY RESOURCES SIQN This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See i National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each itemitem by rharfcin iox or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "W architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1 . Name of Property historic name HIGBEE STREET SCHOOL _______________________________________ other names/site number Bellevue Avenue School, John T. Nixon School, School Number 3 2. Location street & number 2Q Bellevue Avenue not for publication city or town Trenton D vicinity 034 code NJ county Mercer code 021 zjp cocje 08618 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this S nomination D request for determination of edibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally IZ]/)statewide E localjy/)([H See continuation sheet for additional comments.) ______ ^ rf/l. __ __ __ __ __ Signature of oapfyiffg' &ffTcWfttle"~~r" Date" Assistanjt Commissioner for Natural & Historic Resources/DSHPO State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. (D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I herebyycertify that the property is: /'! Date of Action (ill Entered in t Of entered in the National Register. d See continuation sheet. /X National /ff D determined eligible for the National Register D See continuation sheet. D determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. EH other, (explain:) _________ HIGBEE STREET SCHOOL Mercer County, New Jersey Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) D private H building(s) Contributing Noncontributing 0 pjublic-local D district 1 buildings D public-State D site D public-Federal D structure sites D object structures objects Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register N/A N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Education/school Vacant/Not in Use Government/publie works 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Mid-Nineteenth-Century Greek Rival foundation Sandstone walls Brick roof Metal other N/A Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) HIGBEE STREET SCHOOL Mercer County T New Jersey Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) Education S A Property is associated with events that have made ''Ethnic Heritage/African American a significant contribution to the broAd patterns of our history. D B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. D C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1857-1872 D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations N/A Significant Dates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1857 Completion of Building construction Property is: 1872 Conversion into an exclusively white D A owned by a religious institution or used for educational institution.____________ religious purposes. Significant Person D B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A_______________________________ D C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation D D a cemetery. African American D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property. D G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Evernham and Hill, builders Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 D State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested D Other State agency D previously listed in the National Register D Federal agency D previously determined eligible by the National H Local government: City of Trenton Register D University D designated a National Historic Landmark ^ Other D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: Trentoniana Collection, # ______________ Trenton Public Library D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _____________ HIGBEE STREET SCHOOL Mercer County, New Jersey Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property Trenton West Quad UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 ll i 8| |5 |1 , 9[ M|5,3|5,8,0 Zone Easting .Northing Northing 2 D See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Robert S, Grumet, Archeologist Cultural Resource Planning Branch organization Mid-Atlantic Region, National Park Service date October 10, 1994 ...,,. 2nd & Chestnut Streets street &' number U.S. Custom House - Room 251_______ telephone (215) 597-0137 city or town Philadelphia, state PA zip code 19106 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner______________________________________________ (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) nflmc. Superintendent, Trenton Board of Education______________________ Administration Building street & number 1Q8 N°rth Clinton Avenue_________ tstsphons (609) 989-2831 Trenton NJ 08609 city or town state zip code Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NM FORTH fr«x>« OM8 AfOn** Ma f02*007« United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Higbee Stree Section number Mercer Count1 Narrative Description: The Higbee Street School (later known as the Bellevue Avenue School, the John T. Nixon School, and School Number 3) is a brick Greek Revival-style building constructed in 1857 as the first school building specifically erected for the free public education of African American children in Trenton, New Jersey. The building is located at 20 Bellevue Avenue in the North Ward of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey [see Figure 1] . The school building is the only surviving example of five rectangular-shaped nineteenth-century