List of Rosenwald schools

This is a list of notable Rosenwald Schools, from Texas to Virginia, from Florida to Oklahoma. There once were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States, primarily serving Black Americans. At least 58 of these schools are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Notable examples include:

Name	Dates	Location	City, State	Description
Mount Sinai School			Autauga County, Alabama
New Hope Rosenwald School	1915 built 2001 NRHP-listed[1]	32°56′36″N 85°17′8″W	Fredonia, Alabama
Tankersley Rosenwald School	1922 built 2009 NRHP-listed		Hope Hull, Alabama
Merritt Rosenwald School			Midway, Alabama
Fauquier Training School	1923 built 1938 burned down	2715 Dogtown Rd	Goochland, Virginia	Replaced by Central High School at 2748 Dogtown Rd.
Mobile County Training School	Constructed in 1880 Received funding from the Rosenwald Fund in 1912	800 Whitley St. 30°44′20″N 88°3′25″W	Mobile, Alabama	MCTS is one of the last remaining active Rosenwald Schools.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School			Notasulga, Alabama
Oak Grove School	1925 built 1998 NRHP-listed	32°32′48″N 87°40′48″W	Near Prairieville, Alabama
Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas)	1938 built 1990 NRHP-listed	34°2′13″N 93°27′17″W	near Delight, Arkansas
Malvern Rosenwald School		836 Acme St. 34°21′45″N 92°49′18″W	Malvern, Arkansas	NRHP-listed[1]
Mt. Olive Rosenwald School	1927 built 2004 NRHP-listed	Bradley Rd. 45 33°25′41″N 92°3′33″W	Mount Olive, Bradley County, Arkansas	Includes Colonial Revival architecture
Oak Grove Rosenwald School			Oak Grove, Arkansas	NRHP-listed[1]
Selma Rosenwald School			Selma, Arkansas	NRHP-listed[1]
Bigelow Rosenwald School	1926 built 2004 NRHP-listed	Jct. of AR 60 and Bethel AME Rd. 35°4′30″N 92°33′55″W	Toad Suck, Arkansas
Milner-Rosenwald Academy			Mount Dora, Florida
The Rosenwald School		624 Bay Street (now Avenue)	Panama City, Florida	Building stands but is not in use as a school. See http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/articles/2008/july/944-the-rosenwald-school-of-panama-city.html. No relation to current Rosenwald High School.
Cusseta Industrial High School			Cusseta, Georgia
Rosenwald School	1926-1963[2]		Fulton, Kentucky
Cedar Grove Rosenwald School			Olmstead, Kentucky	NRHP-listed[1]
Rosenwald High School			New Roads, Louisiana
Community Rosenwald School			Grand Cane, Louisiana	NRHP-listed[1]
Longstreet Rosenwald School			Longstreet, Louisiana	NRHP-listed[1]
Ridgeley School (officially Colored School No. 1 of Prince George's County)	1927 built	8507 Central Avenue	Capitol Heights, Maryland	Now a museum.[3][4]
Queenstown Rosenwald School	1932 built 2009 NRHP-listed	430 Queenstown Rd. 39°8′41.65″N 76°39′8.5″W	Severn, Maryland
Lula G. Scott Community Center	1921 built 2009 NRHP-listed	6243 Shady Side Rd. 39°50′8.07″N 76°30′48.81″W	Shady Side, Maryland
San Domingo School	1919 built 2007 NRHP-listed	11526 Old School Rd. 38°30′39″N 75°43′22″W	Sharptown, Maryland
Freetown Rosenwald School	1924 built 2007 NRHP-listed	7825 Freetown Rd. 39°8′27″N 76°34′38″W	Glen Burnie, Maryland
Norbeck School	1927		Montgomery County, Maryland	Locally designated historic site on Montgomery County's Master Plan for Historic Preservation
Highland Park School			Prince George's County, Maryland	had been in continuous use by the school system. It was recently renovated for use as a Headstart Center.
San Domingo Community and Cultural Center (SDCCC)	1919	11526 Old School Road	Mardela Springs, Maryland	Rosenwald School built in 1919, restored during 2004-2014, SDCCC Dedication Ceremony: 8/23/14. NRHP listed. Two-story, three-teacher, Sharptown Colored (Elementary) School. 1919-1957. Sold to community of San Domingo for $10.00. Continuously used as Masonic Lodge meeting hall, daycare center, tutorial center, youth workshops and meeting place for various groups.
Marley Neck Rosenwald School			Anne Arundel County, Maryland
J.W. Randolph School	1928		Pass Christian, Mississippi
Central School	1926	414 Watkins St. 35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W	Asheboro, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993
Morgan School	1925-1926	7427 Winters Rd. 35°49′18″N 78°8′14″W	Bailey, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006
Ware Creek School	1921	East side of NC 1103, .3 miles southeast of junction with NC 1112 35°25′12″N 76°56′19″W	Blounts Creek, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996
Billingsville School	1927	3100 Leroy St. 35°11′46″N 80°48′30″W	Charlotte, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
Siloam School	1920	W side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd., 35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W	Charlotte, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007
Coinjock Colored School	1920	4358 Caratoke Hwy. 36°21′46″N 78°36′04″W	Coinjock, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013[5]
Harnett County Training School	1922-1956	610 E. Johnson St. 35°18′40″N 78°36′02″W	Dunn, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[6]
Russell School (Durham, North Carolina)	1926-1927	2001 St. Mary's Rd. 36°7′24″N 78°56′45″W	near Durham, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009
Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina)	1930	234 Covington Comm. Rd. 35°08′15″N 79°52′00″W	near Ellerbe, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008
Reid's Grove School	1927	931 Main St. 36°25′04″N 78°45′29″W	near Gatesville, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011[7]
Zachariah School	1920	NC 1239, 0.6 miles South of NC 1244 35°31′28″N 77°41′53″W	Greene County, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Lincoln Park School	1922	1272 S. Currant St. 35°5′6″N 78°28′25″W	Pinebluff, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997
Princeton Graded School	1925-1926	601-611 W. Edwards St. 35°28′11″N 78°10′07″W	Princeton, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Panther Branch School	1926	NC 2727, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of NC 183 35°37′59″N 78°38′28″W	near Raleigh, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
St. Matthews School (Raleigh, North Carolina)	1922	US 401, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of NC 2213 35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W	near Raleigh, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
J.C. Price High School	1931-1932	1300-1400 W. Bank St. 35°40′37″N 80°29′07″W	Salisbury, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010
Snow Hill Colored High School	1925	602A W. Harper St. 35°26′58″N 77°20′52″W	Snow Hill, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003
Walnut Cove Colored School	1921	Jct. of Brook and Dalton Sts., NW corner 36°18′12″N 80°08′39″W	Walnut Cove, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; won a National Preservation Honor Award for its rehabilitation for use as a senior citizens' community center.
W. E. B. DuBois School	1926	536 Franklin St. 35°59′06″N 78°30′04″W	Wake Forest, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Liberia School	1921-1922	4.5 miles S of Warrenton, Sw side of NC 58 36°21′42″N 78°06′03″W	Warrenton, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Riley Hill School	1928	NC 2320, 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of NC 2318 35°51′34″N 78°24′59″W	Wendell, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Williamston Colored School	1930-1931	705 Washington St. 35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W	Williamston, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[8]
Atkins High School	1931	1215 N. Cameron Ave. 36°06′39″N 80°13′17″W	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
Warren County Training School	1931	East side of NC 1300, 0.8 N of NC 1372 36°30′56″N 78°09′59″W	Wise, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Arbeka Rosenwald School			Arbeka, Oklahoma
Douglass School			Lawton, Oklahoma
Rosenwald Hall			Lima, Oklahoma
Kiowa County Sep. #1			Hobart, Oklahoma
Lincoln Grade School			Lehigh, Oklahoma
Pleasant Hill School			McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Union School			Stella, Oklahoma
Great Branch Teacherage	1924-1925 built 2007 NRHP-listed		Orangeburg, South Carolina	NRHP-listed[1]
Hannah Rosenwald School	1924 built 2009 NRHP-listed	2890 Neeses Highway	Newberry, South Carolina	NRHP-listed[1]
Hope Rosenwald School	1925-26 built 2007 NRHP-listed	1971 Hope Station Rd. 34°16′14″N 81°21′52″W	Near Pomaria, South Carolina	Funded by $700 from Rosenwald Fund, $600 donations from African Americans, $400 donations from white Americans, and $1,200 state and local government funds. Has Colonial Revival architecture. Will be used as a community center, too. NRHP-listed[1]
Hopewell Rosenwald School	1926 built 2010 NRHP-listed		Near Clarks Hill, South Carolina
Howard Junior High School	1925 built 2006 NRHP-listed	431 Shiloh St.	Prosperity, South Carolina
Mt. Zion Rosenwald School	1925 built 2001 NRHP-listed		Near Florence, South Carolina
Pine Grove Rosenwald School	1923 built 2009 NRHP-listed	937 Piney Woods Rd.	Columbia, South Carolina
Retreat Rosenwald School	1923 built 2011 NRHP-listed		Westminster, South Carolina	NRHP-listed[1]
Allen-White School			Whiteville, Tennessee	NRHP-listed[1]
Cairo Rosenwald School	1922 built 1996 NRHP-listed	Zieglers Fort Rd., approximately 2.5 mi. S of TN 25 36°21′48″N 86°21′49″W	Cairo, Tennessee	NRHP-listed[1]
Free Hills Rosenwald School	1929 built 1996 NRHP-listed	Free Hills Rd., E of TN 52 36°33′49″N 85°29′23″W	Free Hill, Tennessee	Free Hills Community Center in Free Hill, Tennessee. Free Hill is also known as Free Hills.
Lincoln School			Pikeville, Tennessee
Pasquo School	1927 built	8534 Lewis Road	Nashville, Tennessee	As of 2018, a private residence
Hopewell School	1922 built	690 State Highway 21 West 30°05′55″N 97°27′40.5″W	Cedar Creek, Texas	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015
Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School	1927 built	231 S Colbert Street 30°02′46″N 94°52′45″W	Dayton, Texas
Pleasant Hill School	1925 built 2004 NRHP-listed	2722 Farm Rd. 1399 33°3′11″N 94°23′46″W	Linden, Texas
Lockhart Vocational High School	1923 built	1104 E. Market St. 29°53′09″N 97°39′47″W	Lockhart, Texas	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School	1924 built	10 mi (16 km). S of Seguin on Sweet Home Rd. 29°27′40″N 98°02′21″W	Seguin, Texas	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
Scrabble School	1921-1922 built 2007 NRHP-listed	111 Scrabble Rd. 38°35′02″N 78°8′58″W	Castleton, Virginia	NRHP-listed[1]
Second Union School	1918 built 2006 NRHP-listed	2787 Hadensville Fife Rd. 37°45′52″N 78°3′10″W	Goochland, Virginia	NRHP-listed[1]
East Suffolk Elementary School	1926-1927 built 2003 NRHP-listed	231 S. 7th St. 36°43′30″N 76°33′51″W	Suffolk, Virginia	NRHP-listed[1]
Washington Graded School	1923-1924 built 2019 NRHP-listed	267 Piedmont Avenue 38°42′47″N 78°9′53″W	Washington, Virginia	NRHP-listed[1]
Nansemond County Training School	1924 built 2004 NRHP-listed	9307 Southwestern Blvd. 36°38′22″N 76°48′16″W	Suffolk, Virginia	NRHP-listed[1]
First Union School (Crozier, Virginia)	1926 built 2009 NRHP-listed	1522 Old Mill Rd	Crozier, Virginia	NRHP-listed
Okahumpka Rosenwald School	1929 built	27908 Virgil Hawkins Cir	Okahumpka, Florida	NRHP-listed[1]
Orange County Training School	1924 built	350 Caldwell Street	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Union Station School (Paducah, Kentucky)	1928 built 2011 NRHP-listed	3138 Roosevelt Drive (also known as 3138 Flagman Street)	Paducah, Kentucky	[9]
Eleanor Roosevelt School	1936 built 2010 NRHP-listed	350 Parham Street	Warm Springs, Georgia	also known as the Eleanor Roosevelt Vocational School for Colored Youth, Warm Springs Negro School, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Rosenwald School[10]

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Fulton Teachers & Schools: Rosenwald School History, 1926-1963. Fulton KY's African American Railroaders. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
Karen Heller (August 30, 2015). "The Enlightening Legacy of the Rosenwald Schools". Washington Post., including this photo of exterior
Ridgley Rosenwald School History
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. 2013-01-18.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-01.
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Station School" (PDF). NRHP. August 19, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
"Eleanor Roosevelt School, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, NPS Form 10-900". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. April 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Fulton Teachers & Schools: Rosenwald School History, 1926-1963. Fulton KY's African American Railroaders. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

[Heller-3] Karen Heller (August 30, 2015). "The Enlightening Legacy of the Rosenwald Schools". Washington Post., including this photo of exterior

[4] Ridgley Rosenwald School History

[nps2-5] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. 2013-01-18.

[nps1-6] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.

[nps-7] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.

[nps4-8] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-01.

[:0-9] "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Station School" (PDF). NRHP. August 19, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.

[:02-10] "Eleanor Roosevelt School, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, NPS Form 10-900". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. April 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)