Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse built c. 1910, is a rural African American school building in the vicinity of Washington, a city in Wilkes County, Georgia.[2] This building is a rare surviving example of this genre of 20th century architecture, and it has importance to African American heritage.[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 23, 2020.
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| Location | 1878 Danburg Road, Washington, Georgia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°46′04″N 82°41′55″W / 33.76769°N 82.69848°W |
| Built | c. 1910 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005300[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2020 |
History edit
Cherry Grove Baptist Church congregation was founded in 1875, it was one of the many churches that had grown out of the Springfield Baptist Church in Washington, Georgia.[2][3] Gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe would perform at Cherry Grove.[3] The property grounds include the Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse was a one-room building used to teach primary school through the seventh grade.[2][4] It is one of only 15 still in existence African American pre- Rosenwald schoolhouses built on church grounds, located within the state of Georgia.[2]
In 2021, the building made the list of 10 “Places in Peril” by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.[4][5] It has been, “in dire need of repair.”[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Cherry Grove Schoolhouse". The Georgia Trust. 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b Mason, Herman (1999). Washington, Georgia. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 62, 78. ISBN 978-0-7385-0228-1.
- ^ a b c Byerly, Steve. "Wilkes County historic Black school could be lost to time, preservation group warns". WRDW. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Emerson, Bo (12 November 2020). "10 Places In Peril". The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia).