The Woodlawn School is a historic school building located near

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, Alamance County, North Carolina. It is based on a design by architects

Barrett & Thomson Barrett & Thomson was an American architectural firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina during the first decade of the 20th century. It was a partnership of Charles W. Barrett (1869–1947) and Frank K. Thomson (1872–1961). It was established in 1 ...

and built in two stages in 1911-12 and 1913. It is a Queen Anne style frame building with a gable roof and belfry. The listing included one contributing building and two

contributing structures In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

(a ballfield and a wood shed) on . It was originally used as a school and

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and, after 1935, exclusively as a community center. A stage was added to one of the classrooms and the ballfield constructed in 1939, with

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in 1991.

Notable faculty

Mary White Scott Mary Elizabeth White Scott (April 30, 1897 – April 23, 1972) was an American teacher, farmer, and civic leader. As the wife of Governor W. Kerr Scott, she served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953. She was the mother of Rober ...

, schoolteacher and First Lady of North Carolina

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Notable faculty

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