North Carolina school becomes 53 senior apartments; former student moves back
A former school in Yanceyville, North Carolina, has been converted into 53 affordable apartments for seniors. The project repurposed a historic building that served as the first African American school in the county.
Why it matters
It demonstrates a successful model for urban renewal and historic preservation that addresses the need for affordable senior housing.
Cassandra Henderson graduated from Dillard Junior High in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in 1968. Nearly six decades later, she moved back into the same building, not as a student but as a resident of the newly restored Dillard School Senior Apartments.
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