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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 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
editApproximately 360 Rosenwald schools were built in Virginia and at least 16 were located in Pittsylvania County, according to Fisk University's Rosenwald Fund card file database." [2]
| Name | Built[3][4] | Location | City | Status[3][4] | Note[3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomac school | unknown | demolished[3] | |||
| Chatham School | 518 N Main Street | Chatham | standing, occupied | ||
| County Training School | 1920-21 | 203 Northside Drive | Gretna | demolished | |
| Dans Hill school | 1928-29 | near Monument Ave & Industrial Ave | Danville | demolished | |
| Hollandsville (Crooktown) School | 1927-28 | approx 760 Piney Forest Road | Danville | demolished | |
| Hurb/Hurt School | approx 1924-25 | In the vicinity of 850 Prospect Road | Hurt | demolished | Built under Tuskegee; Early one teacher, no date, likely replaced by second "Hurt" school (1924). Location unknown |
| Level Run School | 1921-22 | Robertson Road. Approximately 3,000 feet North of Level Run Road | Hurt | Standing, Vacant, derelict | |
| Lipford School | 1924-25 | 148 Yeatts Store Road | Java | standing, residence | |
| Ramsey School | 1922-23 | 4426 Piney Road | Gretna | standing, residence | |
| Ridgeway School | 1927-28 | unknown - Mapped at corner of Pittsville and Ridgeway Rd near Church | appears demolished[3] | ||
| Shields School | 1924-25 | 2244 Hodnetts Road | Gretna | standing, residence | |
| Shockoe School | 1921-22 | approximately 850 Java Road | Java | demolished | |
| Sonans School | 1927-28 | 7160 Chalk Level Road | Chatham | standing, residence | |
| Stokesland School | 1924-25 | 180 Princeton Road | Danville | standing, occupied | |
| Taylorsville School | 1924-25 | SE corner of Tom Fork Rd and Ringgold Depot Road | demolished |
- ^ 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.
- ^ Worley, Susan (March 3, 2017). "Northside Museum tour to highlight county history Saturday". Chatham Star Tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "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.