McComas Institute

McComas Institute is a historic school located at Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school was built in 1867, and is a one-story frame structure with a gable roof, five bays long and three bays wide, and resting on a stone foundation. It is one of three schools erected in the area by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War.[2]

McComas Institute
McComas Institute 2014
Nearest cityJoppa, Maryland
Coordinates39°28′2″N 76°21′30″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1867 (1867)
NRHP reference No.80001819[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1980

The McComas Institute was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susan M. Deeney and Natalie Shivers (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: McComas Institute" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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