Central Orphanage

Antioch Dr. and Raleigh Rd., Oxford, North Carolina. County/parish: Granville.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 31, 1988. NRIS 88001257.

Part of Granville County MPS (NRIS 64500360).

3 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Central Children's Home of North Carolina

The Central Children's Home of North Carolina, officially the Central Children's Home of North Carolina, Inc., and historically known as Grant Colored Asylum, was founded in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1883. The home is a residential group environment for children up to young adults.

A state historical marker was placed in front of the building by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Historical Marker Program.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717919