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Rosenwald Schools
editThe 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 Henry County, Virginia
edit| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Training School | 1920-21 | Fayette St & 2nd St | Martinsville | demolished | 8-teacher design |
| Dry Bridge School | 1929-30 | 1005 Jordan Street | Martinsville | standing, occupied | 4-teacher design; Dry Bridge School is a one-story brick building; The building has a basic rectangular plan, but at the east and west ends are narrow wings, set-back from the south-facing principal eleva with a concrete foundation, brick walls and deck-on-hip roof; inside Dry Bridge School are four classrooms and two offices. - NRHP |
| Grassy Creek School | 1930-31 | 130 Rosenwall Drive, Martinsville, VA | Martinsville | demolished | 2-teacher design |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Rosenwald School Architectural Survey". Preservation Virginia. Preservation Virginia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database". Fisk University. Retrieved 27 February 2022.