Faculty Avenue

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Description

Monroe Street, formerly Statesville Road and College Avenue, was commonly known as “Faculty Avenue.” This area is part of the Livingstone College Historic District.  The first home pictured was that of James E. K. Aggrey, member of the faculty, and co-founder of Achimota College in Gold Coast, West Africa (Ghana).

The second house on the street belonged to Pinkney A. Stevenson, instructor of Industrial Arts at Ballard Hall.  His wife was a teacher at Lincoln School.  

The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY Buerbaum’s Bookstore Salisbury, NC. No series no.

For more information on James E. K. Aggrey:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2717607?seq=1 
https://www.bu.edu/missiology/2017/08/16/aggrey-james-emman-kwegyir-1875-1927/

Source:

Mr. Reginald Brown, in an interview on October 3, 2005

Rountree,  Louise Marie, compiler A Brief Chronological History of Black Salisbury-Rowan Salisbury, N.C.: the author, 1976

Creator

Theo Buerbaum

Rights

The materials in this collection are made available courtesy of Rowan Public Library for use in research and private study. Images and text may not be used without prior permission from Rowan Public Library, Edith M. Clark History Room.

Original Format

postcard

Citation

Theo Buerbaum, “Faculty Avenue,” Edith Clark History Room, accessed March 29, 2024, https://edithclark.omeka.net/items/show/81979.

Output Formats

Geolocation