The Tankersley Rosenwald School, also known as the Tankersley Elementary School, is a historic American Craftsman-style school building in Hope Hull, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery. This Rosenwald School building was built in 1922 to serve the local African American community. The money to build the school was provided, in part, by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 26, 2003, and to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission on January 22, 2009.[1][2][3]
Tankersley Rosenwald School | |
 The Tankersley Rosenwald School in 2009 | |
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| Nearest city | Hope Hull, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°8′32″N 86°21′25″W / 32.14222°N 86.35694°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Architect | Smith, Samuel L. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001332[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 22, 2009 |
| Designated ARLH | June 26, 2003 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings MPS
- ^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
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