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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 Botetourt County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Buchanan School 1924-25 unknown demolished
Eagle Rock School 1925-26 545 Salt Petre Cave Road

37°38′11″N 79°47′21″W / 37.63632°N 79.78919°W / 37.63632; -79.78919 (Eagle Rock School)

Eagle Rock demolished The school was located on the north side of Salt Peter Cave Road just south of Eagle Rock
Indian Rock School 37°34′29″N 79°38′38″W / 37.57484°N 79.644°W / 37.57484; -79.644 (Indian Rock School) Buchanan demolished School was standing on Indian Rock Rd in front of cemetery, near Indian Rock Church
Roanoke-Botetourt County School 1920-21 vicinity of 8400 Reservoir Rd

37°21′33″N 79°56′03″W / 37.3591°N 79.93422°W / 37.3591; -79.93422 (Roanoke-Botetourt County School)

Hollins demolished Demolished for a park which was not built

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.