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Rosenwald Schools

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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 Albemarle County, Virginia

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Location of Albemarle County in Virginia

http://www.locohistory.org/blog/albemarle/2008/11/05/black-leadership-in-charlottessville/

Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Cismont School 1922-23 431 Maxfield Farm Road

38°02′52″N 78°17′55″W / 38.04769°N 78.29866°W / 38.04769; -78.29866 (Cismont School)

Keswick standing, occupied 1 Teacher NS Nashville 1A
Eastham School 1921-22 vicinity of 1814 Rosenwald Hill

38°05′29″N 78°23′38″W / 38.09152°N 78.39393°W / 38.09152; -78.39393 (Eastham School)

Charlottesville demolished (see notes) School may be standing but is located on private property. location mapped represents the most likely roof and chimney design to be the surviving 2-teacher school. Correspondence from an alum, Sept 2019, that states the school is demolished but the privy remains.
Greenwood School 1925-26 Near 619 Newtown Road

38°02′43″N 78°47′20″W / 38.04537°N 78.78879°W / 38.04537; -78.78879 (Greenwood School)

Greenwood standing, vacant north side of Route 690/Newtown Road, elevated above road and set back at the rear of a large lot. Mountainous terrain overall. Close to Mount Zion Baptist and just south of Route 64 (but not accessible from it). Stone foundation, raised. Appears to be metal roof
Rivanna School 1922-23 vicinity of Earlysville and Dickerson Roads

38°07′41″N 78°27′34″W / 38.12818°N 78.45955°W / 38.12818; -78.45955 (Rivanna School)

Earlysville demolished 2-teacher school, demolished. Approximate location at the southern end of CHO airport
Scottsville School 1924-25 249 Hardware Street

37°48′22″N 78°29′37″W / 37.80624°N 78.49368°W / 37.80624; -78.49368 (Scottsville School)

Scottsville standing, occupied, residence behind Union Hill Baptist Church (275 Hardware Street), to the east
St. Johns School 1922-23 1575 St John Rd

38°04′45″N 78°16′34″W / 38.07928°N 78.27605°W / 38.07928; -78.27605 (St. Johns School)

Gordonsville standing, occupied 2 Teacher EW Nashville 20; adjacent to church; community center/fitness center.
Whitehall School 1922-23 3168 Browns Gap Turnpike

38°07′36″N 78°39′44″W / 38.12673°N 78.66231°W / 38.12673; -78.66231 (Whitehall School)

Crozet standing, occupied, residence potential teacher's cottage sits almost alongside road, see site map;Unique 1-teacher plan constructed with textured concrete block; The Albemarle County Historical Commission notes the residence in front of the school as being a teacher's cottage, also constructed of masonry block.

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.