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Teacherage History – Early 1900s – 2014<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”30px|15px||15px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An extraordinary project is underway in the charming Town of Red Oak, North Carolina, a unique initiative that will showcase the town\u2019s rich agrarian heritage and strengthen the community \u2013 the renovation of The Red Oak Teacherage.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The establishment of high schools early in the 20th century was an important educational advance, but it benefitted only a fraction of North Carolina\u2019s school-age youth, most of whom lived in rural areas without access to schools.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To provide educational opportunities to underserved rural students, the General Assembly authorized farm-life schools in 1911. If a local government provided facilities in the amount of $25,000, then pledged $2,500 for operating expenses each year, the state would match the latter amount.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Red Oak was the second school in North Carolina to apply for and receive funds from the General Assembly to establish a public high school. In 1914 a farm-life school was established in the town. (Nash County Historical Notes, 1976). It was the second farm life school in North Carolina.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Local farmer Jesse Thomas Jones donated 25 acres of land, and the community voted for an additional $10,000 in bonds for building the Red Oak Farm-Life High School. Local students paid no tuition, but boarding students paid $12.50 per month. The boys cut wood for fires, and the girls cooked and waited on tables. Crop rotation, contour plowing, selection of nutritious foods, and improved homemaking practices were emphasized along with the academic curriculum. (H.G. Jones, 2006, ncpedia.org\/farm-life-schools)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A number of structures were built on the campus, including boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 dormitories, a cannery for learning how to preserve food, and a shop for woodworking, but the girls\u2019 dormitory is the only original building that remains.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The girls\u2019 dormitory was later converted to a teacherage for single female instructors who taught at Red Oak School. In the late 1950s, the building was converted to four apartments for married teachers. In the 1980s the Nash County Board of Education sold the building to a private owner who continued to rent the apartments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Town of Red Oak acquired the building in 2014 and conveyed ownership of the property to the Red Oak Area Historic Preservation Society (ROAHPS) in 2017, which received 501(c)(3) designation in February 2017.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Red Oak Teacherage is a 10,000 square-foot, two-story structure located on Red Oak Road across from Red Oak Elementary School. Today, fundraising is underway to repair and renovate the Red Oak Teacherage as a business and civic centerpiece for the Town of Red Oak.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#b47159″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-105px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||13px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teacherage History – Early 1900s – 2014An extraordinary project is underway in the charming Town of Red Oak, North Carolina, a unique initiative that will showcase the town\u2019s rich agrarian heritage and strengthen the community \u2013 the renovation of The Red Oak Teacherage. 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