Retreat Rosenwald School

Retreat Rosenwald School, also known as the Retreat Colored School, is a historic Rosenwald School located at Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Retreat Rosenwald School
Retreat Rosenwald School, November 2009
Retreat Rosenwald School is located in South Carolina
Retreat Rosenwald School
Retreat Rosenwald School is located in the United States
Retreat Rosenwald School
Location150 Pleasant Hill Cir., Westminster, South Carolina
Coordinates34°38′28″N 83°3′50″W / 34.64111°N 83.06389°W / 34.64111; -83.06389
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
MPSRosenwald School Building Program in South Carolina, 1917-1932
NRHP reference No.11000676[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2011
Restored Retreat Rosenwald School

It was built in 1924, and is a one-story, T-shaped, two-teacher community school. The building has three main rooms consisting of two classrooms and an industrial room in the forward-projecting wing. The school closed in 1950.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/11 through 9/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-23.
  2. ^ Helen Rosemond-Saunders and Evan Kutzler (July 2011). "Retreat Rosenwald School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Retreat Rosenwald School, Oconee County (150 Pleasant Hill Cir., Westminster vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014.