Brickton Colored School

Brickton Colored School served African American students in the Fletcher area from the time it was built in 1930 until the Ninth Avenue school was opened in 1951. According to a 1947 survey of Henderson County schools the building, which had “one classroom and cafeteria” was in “a fair state of repair.” The report went on to say, “The entire building is supported by brick piers. The interior finish is of wood joisted floor with wood sheathed sidewalls and ceilings. The building is lighted by electricity and heated by stoves venting to brick chimney built from the ground.”