Colored Memorial School and Risley High School

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School

Colored Memorial School
Location 1800 Albany St., Brunswick, Georgia
Coordinates 31°09′19″N 81°29′27″W / 31.1554°N 81.4909°W / 31.1554; -81.4909Coordinates: 31°09′19″N 81°29′27″W / 31.1554°N 81.4909°W / 31.1554; -81.4909
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)
Architectural style Classical Revival, Stripped Classical
NRHP Reference # 02001290[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 2002

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870.[2][3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany Street and is currently a middle school.

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  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. The Story of Douglas Gilbert Risley, Colored Memorial, and Risley School by Amy Lyn Hedrick 13 June 2006
  3. Historical Marker Georgia Historical Society, the Glynn County Board of Education, and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc. 2004.4 Marker 63-5
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