Shaw Museum

Open for tours. This spacious brick bungalow was built in 1921 for Dr. George Clayton Shaw (1863-1933) and Mary E. Shaw (1874-1952). Dr. George C. Shaw, a prominent black educator born in Louisburg in adjoining Franklin County, was one of the founders of the Mary Potter School in 1892 and served as its first principal until his death in 1933. He constructed his house across the street from the former site of the Mary Potter School, though only the shop and gymnasium remain standing. Following her husband’s death, Mrs. Shaw continued her active association with the institution, the 1929 gymnasium (205 Lanier Street) having been named for her.