Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School

Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School
Main building, c. 1907.[1] By 1910, this served as the girls' dormitory.[2]
Location
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Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°01′34″N 75°44′42″W / 40.026°N 75.745°W / 40.026; -75.745
Information
Motto"self help through self work"
Established1905
FoundersJohn Sheppard Trower,
William Abraham Creditt
Closed1993

The Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School (DIAS) was a school for African American students located in Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1905 until 1993.[3] Its motto was "self help through self work".[4] It was located in what is now East Brandywine Township.[5][6]

  1. ^ Parks, W. G. et al. (c. 1907). Statement of Scope, Condition, Purposes and Needs of Downingtown Industrial School, 1907–1908. Philadelphia: Press of Banner Publishing Company for Downingtown Industrial School. Courtesy of Ian Brabner, Rareamerica.com. OCLC 1105217145
  2. ^ "Downington Industrial and Agricultural School [advertisement]". The Philadelphia Colored Directory, 1910.
  3. ^ "Background Note". Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School Collection, Temple University Libraries.
  4. ^ "The Downington Industrial School". The Pittsburgh Courier, 5 July 1912.
  5. ^ "Downingtown Campus". Delaware County Community College. Retrieved 2021-06-18. Downingtown Campus 100 Bond Drive Downingtown, PA 19335[...]built on the site of the former Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School,[...]
  6. ^ "Street Map". East Brandywine Township. January 2010. Retrieved 2021-06-18.