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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 Mecklenburg County, Virginia[edit]
| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ridge (Blackridge) School | 1928-29 | Blackridge road south of Tolbert Road | Black Ridge | demolished | 3-teacher design; Blackridge road south of Tolbert Road in Blackridge Community |
| Bracey School | 1926-27 | 3906 State Rte 903 | Bracey | standing, community center | 3 Teacher NS Nashville 3B; Bracey School is also named the Carroll Boyd School[2] |
| Cook School | 1928-29 | unknown
vicinity of 36°40′44″N 78°09′19″W / 36.67897°N 78.15522°W |
South Hill | demolished | 1-teacher design; Off Trinity Church Road, north of Boxwood Road, south of South Hill |
| Cotton Creek School | 1926-27 | 800 Mineral Springs Rd | Boydton | standing, community center | 3 Teacher EW Nashville 3 |
| Mecklenburg County Training School | 1925-26 | East Virginia Street east of South Mecklenburg Ave | South Hill | demolished | 6-teacher design |
| Finchley School | Chandler Road | Clarksville | standing (2018) | 3-teacher design; | |
| Finneywood School | 1925-26 | unknown
vicinity of 36°50′00″N 78°29′50″W / 36.833310°N 78.497333°W |
Chase City | demolished | 1-teacher design |
| Love School | 1923-24 | 2680 VA-92 | Boydton | standing, vacant | 1 Teacher EW Nashville 1 |
| North View School | 1923-24 | 279 Saffold Road | South Hill | standing, residence | 2 Teacher B NS Nashville 2C |
| Piney Grove School | 1925-26 | Country Club Drive between Sweetwater Road and Cemetery Rd | Chase City | demolished | |
| Plank Road School | 1923-24 | 75 Wilson Road | Broadnax | standing, residence | 2 Teacher B NS Nashville 2C; The school stands off of Wilson Road, south of Rte 1, approx 3 miles east of South Hill; 1-story, two-teacher wood- framed school on brick piers; well behind school |
| Roanoke School | 1925-26 | 3300 Paschall Rd | Boydton | standing, community center | 2 Teacher B NS Nashville 2C; located behind Roanoke Chapel United Church of Christ; A 1-story brick building was built ca. 1950s to the immediate west of the original church build; The Roanoke School is a 2 Teacher Community School |
| Rocky Mount School | 1925-26 | unknown
vicinity of 36°43′29″N 78°28′24″W / 36.72486°N 78.47324°W |
Skipwith | demolished | Burned on Christmas morning 1925. |
| Shiloh School | 1923-24 | Phillis Road near Eastland Creek Road
vicinity of 36°36′48″N 78°21′37″W / 36.61337°N 78.36028°W |
Boydton | demolished | 2-teacher design; Shiloh Baptist Church was on Phyllis Road in Boydton next to the lake (now). The school was down the road - Documenting the Shiloh School |
| Shop at South Hill (County Training School) | 1927-28 | East Virginia Street east of South Mecklenburg Ave | South Hill | demolished | |
| St. Johns School | 1926-27 | corner of Palmer Springs Road and Son Talley Road | Boydton | demolished | |
| Whittles Grove School | 1925-26 | 1211 Whittles Mill Road | South Hill | standing, residence | 2 Teacher A NS Nashville 20A |
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 d "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.