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Caldwell School

The Caldwell School is a historic former black school building in . The school, originally named the Broad Street Academy, was the first public high school for African Americans in the city.
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  • Type: College building
  • Description: Mobile, Alabama, a historic former black school, on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Also known as: “Caldwell Elementary School” and “Caldwell-Richardson Building”
  • Historically known as: “Broad Street Academy”
  • Address: 351 North Broad Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Protestant Children’s Home and National African - American Archives.

Heritage site
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The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic orphanage building in , United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. is situated 2,200 feet south of Caldwell School.

Museum
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The architecturally and historically significant Historic Avenue Cultural Center is an exhibit and event space that serves as an anchor to ’s budding Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District. is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Caldwell School.

Church
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The is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in in the United States. Immaculate Conception is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile. is situated 3,800 feet east of Caldwell School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.

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is a city in the state of in the of the with almost a half million people in the metro area. is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , , . It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Caldwell School.

Town
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is a city in , Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. borders the north side of , as well as the Mobile suburbs of , , and the unincorporated sections of . is situated 3½ miles north of Caldwell School.

Caldwell School

Latitude
30.69303° or 30° 41′ 35″ north
Longitude
-88.0574° or 88° 3′ 27″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
862HMWVV+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353941385
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­college
Geo­Names ID
4053038
Wiki­data ID
Q14679011
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caldwell School”. Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.