Bordentown Manual Training School
| Bordentown Manual Training School | |
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| Established | 1886 |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Architect(s) | Charles N. Lowrie |
| Location | Bordentown, NJ |
| Architecture Style | Colonial Revival |
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History
The Manual Training and Industrial School in Bordentown was an important institution for the education of young African American men & women. It was founded in 1886 by an African Methodist Episcopal Minister, the Reverend W. A. Rice, in an effort to introduced the vocational education concepts of Booker T. Washington. Sometimes celebrated as the "Tuskegee of the North," The Bordentown School graduated approximately 100 students a year. The school focused on vocational trade training and academic studies for girls and boys from grades 8 to 12. In 1894, the state took over the school, which became known as the New Jersey State Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth.
The school closed on June 30, 1956. The campus then became the Edward R. Johnstone Education and Training Center, a facility for developmentally disabled. In 1996, the Johnstone Campus was turned over to the Juvenile Justice Commission.
