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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 Powhatan County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Pain Siding School Near the railroad, 1/2 mile from Pilkinton, pin is located in approximate spot

37°26′18″N 77°49′37″W / 37.43835°N 77.82682°W / 37.43835; -77.82682 (Pain Siding School)

Pilkinton demolished (?) Payne's Siding no longer exists; Payne's Siding was 25 miles from downtown Richmond main station. Pilkinton is 25.5 miles west, and can still be found on a map. School may be standing, private property.
Fine Creek School 2430 Robert E. Lee Road Powhatan

37°35′57″N 77°49′07″W / 37.59912°N 77.8187°W / 37.59912; -77.8187 (Pine Creek School)

Powhatan demolished Was standing when Fine Creek Historic District was created and described (see pdf); demolished for construction of a new building.

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.