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The Rosenwald School project built more than 5,000 schools, shops, and teacher homes in the United States primarily for the education of African-American children in the South during the early 20th century. The project was the product of the partnership of Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish-American clothier who became part-owner and president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company and the African-American leader, educator, and philanthropist Booker T. Washington, who was president of the Tuskegee Institute.[1]

Rosenwald schools in Bath County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Millboro / TC Walker School 1929-30 1633 TC Walker Road

37°59′54″N 79°35′37″W / 37.99845°N 79.59372°W / 37.99845; -79.59372 (Millboro / TC Walker School School)

Millboro standing, occupied Wood framed school on brick piers. Piers have been filled in with concrete block; listed as a two room school but does not match exactly any of the plans. Hipped, tin roof, Covered in vinyl; Some original windows, others have been removed and reduced in size. A possible well house in rear and possible 2 privy foundation; historical marker just north of school
Switchback (Union Hurst) School 1924-25 210 Pinehurst Heights Rd

38°00′42″N 79°50′34″W / 38.01169°N 79.84276°W / 38.01169; -79.84276 (Switchback (Union Hurst) School)

Hot Springs standing, derelict Situated on a promontory above the road, an unusual Rosenwald site: Almost full-height cellar level with portions of brick and concrete; bldg is slated for demolition.

References

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  1. ^ Deutsch, Stephanie (2015). You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 0-8101-3127-7.
  2. ^ a b c "Rosenwald School Architectural Survey". Preservation Virginia. Preservation Virginia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database". Fisk University. Retrieved 27 February 2022.