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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 Nottoway County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
County Training School 1924-25 intersection of Epes Street and Rocky Bump Road

37°04′32″N 77°59′30″W / 37.0755°N 77.99168°W / 37.0755; -77.99168 (County Training School)

Blackstone demolished 5-teacher design; Department of Historic Resources marker on the site
Hickory Grove School 1824-25 670 Hickory Grove Rd

37°10′16″N 77°49′02″W / 37.17119°N 77.81735°W / 37.17119; -77.81735 (Hickory Grove School)

Blackstone standing, occupied 2 Teacher EW Nashville 20; Belefonte Hunt Club now. School is cement block now with an addition. Privy still stands behind school
Jennings Ordinary School 1925-26 8090 Namozine Road

37°13′29″N 78°08′38″W / 37.22478°N 78.14402°W / 37.22478; -78.14402 (Jennings Ordinary School)

Crewe standing, vacant 2-teacher design
Mt. Nebo School 1923-24 476 Mt Nebo Rd

37°06′42″N 78°02′05″W / 37.11173°N 78.03474°W / 37.11173; -78.03474 (Mt. Nebo School)

Blackstone demolished 2-teacher design;
Mt. Zion School 1928-29 vicinity of 6248 W Courthouse Road

37°06′44″N 78°05′08″W / 37.11235°N 78.08543°W / 37.11235; -78.08543 (Mt. Zion School)

Burkeville demolished 2-teacher design;
Shop at Nottoway County Training School 1930-31 intersection of Epes Street and Rocky Bump Road

37°04′32″N 77°59′30″W / 37.07554°N 77.99156°W / 37.07554; -77.99156 (Shop at Nottoway County Training School)

Blackstone demolished
Watson School 1929-30 unknown Crewe demolished 3-teacher design; Exact location unknown. Crewe has Watson Primary School on Sunnyside Road and Watson St which dead ends onto school athletic field. Watson St could be the original location

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.