McComas Institute
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = McComas Institute
| nrhp_type =
| image = McComas Institute Left Side.JPG
| caption = McComas Institute 2014
| nearest_city = Joppa, Maryland
| coordinates = {{coord|39|28|2|N|76|21|30|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Maryland#USA
| built = {{Start date|1867}}
| added = September 8, 1980
| area = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum = 80001819{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
McComas Institute is a historic school located at Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school was built in 1867, and is a one-story frame structure with a gable roof, five bays long and three bays wide, and resting on a stone foundation. It is one of three schools erected in the area by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War.{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-640.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: McComas Institute|date=September 1979|accessdate=2016-01-01 |author=Susan M. Deeney and Natalie Shivers |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}
The McComas Institute was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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External links
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- {{MHT url|id=642|title=McComas Institute, Harford County}}, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust
{{National Register of Historic Places in Maryland}}
Category:Defunct schools in Maryland
Category:Buildings and structures in Harford County, Maryland
Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Category:School buildings completed in 1867
Category:African-American historic places
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland
Category:Schools supported by the Freedmen's Bureau
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