List of Rosenwald schools

This is a list of notable Rosenwald Schools. There were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States. These primarily served black Americans.

A number of these schools are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Notable examples include:

Name	Dates	Location	City, State	Description
New Hope Rosenwald School	1915 built 2001 NRHP-listed	32°56′36″N 85°17′8″W / 32.94333°N 85.28556°W / 32.94333; -85.28556 (New Hope Rosenwald School)	Fredonia, Alabama
Tankersley Rosenwald School	1922 built 2009 NRHP-listed		Hope Hull, Alabama
Oak Grove School	1925 built 1998 NRHP-listed	32°32′48″N 87°40′48″W / 32.54667°N 87.68000°W / 32.54667; -87.68000 (Oak Grove School)	Near Prairieville, Alabama
Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas)	1938 built 1990 NRHP-listed	34°2′13″N 93°27′17″W / 34.03694°N 93.45472°W / 34.03694; -93.45472	near Delight, Arkansas
Malvern Rosenwald School		836 Acme St. 34°21′45″N 92°49′18″W / 34.36250°N 92.82167°W / 34.36250; -92.82167 (Malvern Rosenwald School)	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 / 33.42806°N 92.05917°W / 33.42806; -92.05917 (Mt. Olive Rosenwald School)	Mount Olive, Bradley County, Arkansas	Includes Colonial Revival architecture
Oak Grove Rosenwald School			Oak Grove, AR	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 / 35.07500°N 92.56528°W / 35.07500; -92.56528 (Bigelow Rosenwald School)	Toad Suck, Arkansas
Cedar Grove Rosenwald School			Olmstead, Kentucky	NRHP-listed^[1]
Rosenwald High School			New Roads, Louisiana
Community Rosenwald School			Louisiana	NRHP-listed^[1]
Longstreet Rosenwald School			Louisiana	NRHP-listed^[1]
Queenstown Rosenwald School	1932 built 2009 NRHP-listed	430 Queenstown Rd. 39°8′41.65″N 76°39′8.5″W / 39.1449028°N 76.652361°W / 39.1449028; -76.652361 (Queenstown Rosenwald School)	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 / 39.8355750°N 76.5135583°W / 39.8355750; -76.5135583 (Lula G. Scott Community Center)	Shady Side, Maryland
Freetown Rosenwald School	1924 built 2007 NRHP-listed	7825 Freetown Rd. 39°8′27″N 76°34′38″W / 39.14083°N 76.57722°W / 39.14083; -76.57722 (Freetown Rosenwald School)	Glen Burnie, Maryland
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.
Central School	1926	414 Watkins St. 35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W / 35.71056°N 79.80389°W / 35.71056; -79.80389 (Central School)	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 / 35.82167°N 78.13722°W / 35.82167; -78.13722 (Morgan School)	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 / 35.42000°N 76.93861°W / 35.42000; -76.93861 (Ware Creek School)	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 / 35.19611°N 80.80833°W / 35.19611; -80.80833 (Billingsville School)	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 / 35.33611°N 80.73889°W / 35.33611; -80.73889 (Siloam School)	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 / 36.36278°N 78.60111°W / 36.36278; -78.60111 (Coinjock Colored School)	Coinjock, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013^[2]
Harnett County Training School	1922-1956	610 E. Johnson St. 35°18′40″N 75°58′00″W / 35.31111°N 75.96667°W / 35.31111; -75.96667 (Harnett County Training School)	Dunn, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014^[3]
Russell School (Durham, North Carolina)	1926-1927	2001 St. Mary's Rd. 36°7′24″N 78°56′45″W / 36.12333°N 78.94583°W / 36.12333; -78.94583 (Russell School)	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 / 35.13750°N 79.86667°W / 35.13750; -79.86667 (Liberty Hill School)	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 / 36.41778°N 78.75806°W / 36.41778; -78.75806 (Reid's Grove School)	near Gatesville, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011^[4]
Zachariah School	1920	NC 1239, 0.6 miles South of NC 1244 35°31′28″N 77°41′53″W / 35.52444°N 77.69806°W / 35.52444; -77.69806 (Zachariah School)	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 / 35.08500°N 78.47361°W / 35.08500; -78.47361 (Lincoln Park School)	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 / 35.46972°N 78.16861°W / 35.46972; -78.16861 (Princeton Graded School)	Princeton, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
J.C. Price High School	1931-1932	1300-1400 W. Bank St. 35°40′37″N 80°29′07″W / 35.67694°N 80.48528°W / 35.67694; -80.48528 (J.C. Price High School)	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 / 35.44944°N 77.34778°W / 35.44944; -77.34778 (Snow Hill Colored High School)	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 / 36.30333°N 80.14417°W / 36.30333; -80.14417 (Walnut Cove Colored School)	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.
Williamston Colored School	1930-1931	705 Washington St. 35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W / 35.84583°N 77.06056°W / 35.84583; -77.06056 (Williamston Colored School)	Williamston, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014^[5]
Atkins High School	1931	1215 N. Cameron Ave. 36°06′39″N 80°13′17″W / 36.11083°N 80.22139°W / 36.11083; -80.22139 (Atkins High School)	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
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 / 34.27056°N 81.36444°W / 34.27056; -81.36444 (Hope Rosenwald School)	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 / 36.36333°N 86.36361°W / 36.36333; -86.36361 (Cairo Rosenwald School)	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 / 36.56361°N 85.48972°W / 36.56361; -85.48972 (Free Hills Rosenwald School)	Free Hill, Tennessee	Free Hills Community Center in Free Hill, Tennessee. Free Hill is also known as Free Hills.
Lincoln School		Pikeville, Tennessee
Pleasant Hill School	1925 built 2004 NRHP-listed	2722 Farm Rd. 1399 33°3′11″N 94°23′46″W / 33.05306°N 94.39611°W / 33.05306; -94.39611	Linden, Texas
Scrabble School	1921-1922 built 2007 NRHP-listed	111 Scrabble Rd. 38°35′02″N 78°8′58″W / 38.58389°N 78.14944°W / 38.58389; -78.14944 (Second Union School)	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 / 37.76444°N 78.05278°W / 37.76444; -78.05278 (Second Union School)	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 / 36.72500°N 76.56417°W / 36.72500; -76.56417 (East Suffolk Elementary School)	Suffolk, Virginia	NRHP-listed^[1]
Nansemond County Training School	1924 built 2004 NRHP-listed	9307 Southwestern Blvd. 36°38′22″N 76°48′16″W / 36.63944°N 76.80444°W / 36.63944; -76.80444 (Nansemond County Training School)	Suffolk, Virginia	NRHP-listed^[1]
Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School	1927 built	231 S Colbert Street 30°02′46″N 94°52′45″W / 30.04611°N 94.87917°W / 30.04611; -94.87917 (Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School)	Dayton, Texas

Interior of a Rosenwald School

Rosenwald Schools in the 21st Century
Merritt Rosenwald School in Midway, Alabama
Mount Sinai School in Autauga County, Alabama
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School in Notasulga, Alabama
Milner-Rosenwald Academy, Mount Dora, Florida
Cusseta Industrial High School in Cusseta, Georgia.
Marley Neck Rosenwald School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Arbeka Rosenwald School in Arbeka, Oklahoma
Douglass School in Lawton, Oklahoma
Rosenwald Hall in Lima, Oklahoma
Kiowa County Sep. #1 in Hobart, Oklahoma
Lincoln Grade School in Lehigh, Oklahoma
Pleasant Hill School in McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Union School in Stella, Oklahoma
Lockhart Vocational High School in Lockhart, Texas

San Domingo Community and Cultural Center (SDCCC) Rosenwald School built in 1919 Restoration project: 2004-2014 SDCCC Dedication Ceremony: 8/23/14, 11526 Old School Road, Mardela Springs, MD 21837 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.

References

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↑ "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.