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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 Rappahannock County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Amissville School 1927-28 108 South Poes Rd

38°41′30″N 78°00′54″W / 38.69177°N 78.0151°W / 38.69177; -78.0151 (Amissville School)

Amissville standing, occupied, residence Structure was renovated into a duplex; siding and windows are significantly altered. Pump remains adjacent to school.
Flint Hill School 1926-27 vicinity of 801 Fodderstack Rd

38°45′33″N 78°06′49″W / 38.75919°N 78.11373°W / 38.75919; -78.11373 (Flint Hill School)

Huntly demolished location is approximate; 1-teacher school
Washington School 1923-24 vicinity of 267 Piedmont Ave

38°42′48″N 78°09′53″W / 38.71339°N 78.1646°W / 38.71339; -78.1646 (Washington School)

Washington standing, occupied stone wall along the street frontage on Piedmont Ave. Added to the NRHP
Woodville (Scrabble) School 1921-22 111 Scrabble Road

38°35′04″N 78°09′05″W / 38.58446°N 78.15152°W / 38.58446; -78.15152 (Woodville (Scabble) School)

Castleton standing, occupied, community center excellent preserved condition. Scrabble School. The building now houses the Rappahannock Senior Center and the Rappahannock African-American Heritage Center.

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.