Last November, the Fayetteville School Board voted to accept a $1.86 million dollar cash offer from the Potter's House to buy the former Jefferson Elementary school campus, located in the heart of south Fayetteville's African-American district. The deal is expected to close in the coming months. The board considered eight prospects, including the nonprofit NWA Black Heritage which offered $1 dollar to acquire the property to anchor its planned Black Cultural Corridor.
Purchase of Historic Jefferson Elementary School in South Fayetteville by Local Charity Imminent
![The former Jefferson Elementary School in south Fayetteville may soon be headquarters for the nonprofit Potter's House.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/416fbdd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x910+0+0/resize/880x626!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2F5d%2F713b27934eb09c60bef1b31134f4%2Fjefferson-school.jpeg)
Jacqueline Froelich