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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 Rappahannock County, Virginia
[edit]| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amissville School | 1927-28 | 108 South Poes Rd | Amissville | standing, occupied, residence | Structure was renovated into a duplex; siding and windows are significantly altered. Pump remains adjacent to school. |
| Flint Hill School | 1926-27 | vicinity of 801 Fodderstack Rd | Huntly | demolished | location is approximate; 1-teacher school |
| Washington School | 1923-24 | vicinity of 267 Piedmont Ave | Washington | standing, occupied | stone wall along the street frontage on Piedmont Ave. Added to the NRHP |
| Woodville (Scrabble) School | 1921-22 | 111 Scrabble Road | Castleton | standing, occupied, community center | excellent preserved condition. Scrabble School. The building now houses the Rappahannock Senior Center and the Rappahannock African-American Heritage Center. |
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.