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Ridgeley School

Coordinates: 38°53′20″N 76°51′37″W / 38.88889°N 76.86028°W / 38.88889; -76.86028
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Ridgeley School
Ridgeley School in September, 2011, after its restoration.
Ridgeley School is located in Maryland
Ridgeley School
Ridgeley School is located in the United States
Ridgeley School
Location8507 Central Ave., Capitol Heights, Maryland
Coordinates38°53′20″N 76°51′37″W / 38.88889°N 76.86028°W / 38.88889; -76.86028
Built1927 (1927)
NRHP reference No.14001093[1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2015
Interior of the restored school

The Ridgeley School is a historic Rosenwald school building at 8605 Central Avenue in Capitol Heights, Maryland. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with a hip roof, built in 1927 with funding support from the Rosenwald Fund. Originally built with two classrooms, a third was added later. In 2009-11 the property underwent restoration and conversion for use as a local history museum. It is one of four two-room Rosenwald schools built in Prince George's County.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/27/15 through 5/01/15. National Park Service. 2015-05-08.
  2. ^ Ridgeley School, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:75A-28, at Maryland Historical Trust website