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Rosenwald Schools
[edit]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 Nottoway County, Virginia
[edit]Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
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County Training School | 1924-25 | intersection of Epes Street and Rocky Bump Road | Blackstone | demolished | 5-teacher design; Department of Historic Resources marker on the site |
Hickory Grove School | 1824-25 | 670 Hickory Grove Rd | Blackstone | standing, occupied | 2 Teacher EW Nashville 20; Belefonte Hunt Club now. School is cement block now with an addition. Privy still stands behind school |
Jennings Ordinary School | 1925-26 | 8090 Namozine Road | Crewe | standing, vacant | 2-teacher design |
Mt. Nebo School | 1923-24 | 476 Mt Nebo Rd | Blackstone | demolished | 2-teacher design; |
Mt. Zion School | 1928-29 | vicinity of 6248 W Courthouse Road | Burkeville | demolished | 2-teacher design; |
Shop at Nottoway County Training School | 1930-31 | intersection of Epes Street and Rocky Bump Road | Blackstone | demolished | |
Watson School | 1929-30 | unknown | Crewe | demolished | 3-teacher design; Exact location unknown. Crewe has Watson Primary School on Sunnyside Road and Watson St which dead ends onto school athletic field. Watson St could be the original location |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Rosenwald School Architectural Survey". Preservation Virginia. Preservation Virginia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database". Fisk University. Retrieved 27 February 2022.