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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 Amelia County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Ammon School Wills Road and Ammon Road

37°12′53″N 77°46′53″W / 37.21459°N 77.78143°W / 37.21459; -77.78143 (Ammon School)

Ford demolished Google maps has an image of the standing school, taken in 2009. In 2017 all that is left is a pile of debris in an open field. No other structures are around.
Brick Church School 1921-22 vicinity of 13130 Genito Rd

37°26′29″N 77°54′49″W / 37.441310°N 77.913664°W / 37.441310; -77.913664 (Brick Church School)

Amelia Court House standing, vacant cement block foundation, small lean-to shed built on back of building. Windows covered with metal sheeting. Appears to have largely original roof and siding, some original windows. South facing
Broad Street School unknown demolished
Five Forks school somewhere on 5 Forks Road

37°20′05″N 77°58′51″W / 37.33465°N 77.98073°W / 37.33465; -77.98073 (Five Forks School)

Amelia standing, occupied, storage The school sits on a hill, back from the road in an open field surrounded by woods; two capped wells.
Good Hope School 6200 Jetersville Road(?)

7VPV+GV Jetersville, Virginia

Jetersville demolished The school was located behind the church. The area is now wooded and nothing is left of the school
Jetersville School 1923-24

37°17′03″N 78°06′32″W / 37.284170°N 78.108872°W / 37.284170; -78.108872 (Jetersville School)

Jetersville demolished demolished by 1968, most likely during construction on nearby RT 360
Manassas Hill School 11741 Namozine Road

37°15′12″N 77°52′58″W / 37.25323°N 77.88285°W / 37.25323; -77.88285 (Manassas Hill School)

Amelia Court House demolished Standing until at least 1994 on USGS survey maps
Mannboro School 1925-26 Richmond Road, Mannboro, Virginia Mannboro standing, residence The former school sits on Richmond Road, north of the town of Manborro. It appears to be in fair condition and is a residence. The roof appears to be original

Construct; The foundation appears to be concrete painted red. The school has been wrapped in vinyl siding, covering the majority of the windows.

Promise Land School 1927-28 11670 Promise Land Road

37°22′59″N 77°56′51″W / 37.38302°N 77.94751°W / 37.38302; -77.94751 (Promise Land School)

Amelia Court House standing, occupied, religious The building has been altered greatly. The foundation is concrete block. There are no other structures; listed in Virginia Cultural Resources Information System (VCRIS).
Reed Rock School 1923-24 Rodophil demolished 1 Teacher Tuskegee 11
Rocky Hill School 1922-23 Rocky Hill Road

37°11′43″N 77°54′55″W / 37.19526°N 77.91539°W / 37.19526; -77.91539 (Rocky Hill School)

demolished location unknown. Route 153, Military Highway is also Rocky Hill Road. Rocky Hill Baptist is just over the county line in Nottoway; Cedar Hill Baptist?
St. James School

37°20′08″N 78°06′42″W / 37.335544°N 78.111729°W / 37.335544; -78.111729 (St. James School)

Jetersville demolished Burned in 1925 according to Fisk database, may have been reconstructed as the school is visible on 1958 and 1968 USGS survey maps.

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.