Brown’s Schoolhouse
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Brown’s Schoolhouse was the small early 19th-century school in rural North Carolina that evolved into what is now Duke University.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former educational institution
→
historic school building → |
| associatedWith |
Methodist Episcopal Church
→
surface form: "Methodist Episcopal Church, South (via successors)"
early 19th-century rural education in North Carolina → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| educationLevel | elementary → |
| educationSystem | informal community-based schooling → |
| function | primary education → |
| hasRoleIn | origin of Duke University → |
| hasSuccessor |
Duke University
→
Normal College → Wake Forest University →
surface form: "Trinity College (North Carolina)"
Union Institute Academy →
surface form: "Union Institute"
|
| heritageDesignation | foundational site in Duke University history → |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum period
→
surface form: "Antebellum South"
|
| influencedBy | local Methodist educators → |
| languageOfInstruction | English → |
| legacy | foundation for a major research university → |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
→
Randolph County, North Carolina → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| locatedInTime | early 19th century → |
| locatedNear | present-day Trinity, North Carolina → |
| namedAfter | Brown family (local landowners) → |
| notableFor | being the earliest ancestor of Duke University → |
| operatedAs | one-room schoolhouse → |
| partOf | early history of Duke University → |
| predecessorOf |
Duke University
→
Normal College → Wake Forest University →
surface form: "Trinity College (North Carolina)"
Union Institute → Union Institute Academy → |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina → |
| religiousAffiliation | Methodist tradition (through successor institutions) → |
| setting | rural area → |
| significantEvent | evolution into Union Institute under Methodist leadership → |
| startTime | early 1800s → |
| state | North Carolina → |
| status | no longer extant as an operating school → |
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