Hope Rosenwald School
Hope Rosenwald School | |
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Hope Rosenwald School in 2006 | |
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Location | 1971 Hope Station Rd. |
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Nearest city | Pomaria, South Carolina |
Coordinates | 34°16′13″N 81°21′53″W / 34.2702°N 81.3647°WCoordinates: 34°16′13″N 81°21′53″W / 34.2702°N 81.3647°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1925-1926 |
Architect |
Fletcher B. Dresslar Samuel L. Smith |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 07001045[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 3, 2007 |
The Hope Rosenwald School, also known as Hope School, is a former school at 1971 Hope Station Road near Pomaria, South Carolina.[2][3] As a Rosenwald School, it served rural African-American children in the early 20th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
History
James Haskell Hope, the South Carolina Superintendent of Education from 1922 to 1945, sold more than 2 acres (8,100 m2) of his land for the "gift-like' price of $5 to the Trustees of School District No. 60 for Newberry County, South Carolina in 1925. Donations of $2,200 were raised. Of the private donations, $600 came from African Americans, and $400 from white Americans. State and local government contributed $1,200. The Rosenwald Fund gave $700.
The building is based on the Rosenwald Two-Teacher Community School, Floor Plan No. 20. This simple design has elements of Colonial Revival architecture. The building has a wooden frame structure, a brick foundation, and a corrugated metal roof. It is next to St. Paul AME Church. Two teachers worked in the schoolhouse: one led the first, second, and third grades; another taught the fourth, fifth, and sixth. The school was closed in 1954 with the consolidation of public schools.[2] There were still alumni of the school living in or near Pomaria as of January 2007.
There also have information on Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina.[4]
Hope School Community Center, Inc.
On April 20, 2005, the Hope school was registered with the South Carolina Secretary of State as a non-profit organization as "Hope School Community Center, Inc."
The organization's mission is to supply the needs of the community by administering programs that will have a positive impact on the quality of life for community residents.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Plaag, Eric R. (December 29, 2006). "Hope Rosenwald School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Hope Rosenwald School, Newberry County (1971 Hope Station Rd., Pomaria vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ Rosenwald School Legacy
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