Halltown Colored Free School

Infobox_nrhp | name =Halltown Colored Free School
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caption =
nearest_city= Halltown, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 18
lat_seconds = 44
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 48
long_seconds = 6
long_direction = W
locmapin = West Virginia
area =
built =1870
architect= Edwards, Thomas
architecture= Classical Revival
added = August 25, 2004cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=04000912

The Halltown Colored Free School in Halltown, West Virginia was built in 1870 to educate children from the African-American community in Halltown. The school was racially segregated from local schools for whites, in accordance with the laws of the time. It functioned in that capacity until 1929, when it was converted to a residence.

The school is next to the Halltown Union Colored Sunday School, and is owned by the same community organization. citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/04000912.pdf National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Halltown Colored Free School] |2.18 MB|date=June 17, 2003 |author=Roger L. Boyer and Alan Rowe|publisher=National Park Service]

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