List of Rosenwald schools

This is a list of notable Rosenwald Schools, from Texas to Virginia, from Florida to Oklahoma. There once were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States, primarily serving black Americans.

At least 58 of these schools are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Notable examples include:

Name Image Dates Location City, State Description
Mount Sinai School Autauga County, Alabama
New Hope Rosenwald School 1915 built
2001 NRHP-listed[1]		 32°56′36″N 85°17′8″W Fredonia, Alabama
Tankersley Rosenwald School 1922 built
2009 NRHP-listed		 Hope Hull, Alabama
Merritt Rosenwald School Midway, Alabama
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School Notasulga, Alabama
Oak Grove School 1925 built
1998 NRHP-listed		 32°32′48″N 87°40′48″W Near Prairieville, Alabama
Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas) 1938 built
1990 NRHP-listed		 34°2′13″N 93°27′17″W near Delight, Arkansas
Malvern Rosenwald School 836 Acme St.
34°21′45″N 92°49′18″W		 Malvern, Arkansas NRHP-listed[1]
Mt. Olive Rosenwald School 1927 built
2004 NRHP-listed		 Bradley Rd. 45
33°25′41″N 92°3′33″W		 Mount Olive, Bradley County, Arkansas Includes Colonial Revival architecture
Oak Grove Rosenwald School Oak Grove, Arkansas NRHP-listed[1]
Selma Rosenwald School Selma, Arkansas NRHP-listed[1]
Bigelow Rosenwald School 1926 built
2004 NRHP-listed		 Jct. of AR 60 and Bethel AME Rd.
35°4′30″N 92°33′55″W		 Toad Suck, Arkansas
Milner-Rosenwald Academy Mount Dora, Florida
The Rosenwald School 624 Bay Street (now Avenue) Panama City, Florida Building stands but is not in use as a school. See http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/articles/2008/july/944-the-rosenwald-school-of-panama-city.html. No relation to current Rosenwald High School.
Cusseta Industrial High School Cusseta, Georgia
Cedar Grove Rosenwald School Olmstead, Kentucky NRHP-listed[1]
Rosenwald High School New Roads, Louisiana
Community Rosenwald School Grand Cane, Louisiana NRHP-listed[1]
Longstreet Rosenwald School Longstreet, Louisiana NRHP-listed[1]
Ridgeley School (officially Colored School No. 1 of Prince George's County) 1927 built
 8507 Central Avenue Capitol Heights, Maryland Now a museum.[2][3]
Queenstown Rosenwald School 1932 built
2009 NRHP-listed		 430 Queenstown Rd.
39°8′41.65″N 76°39′8.5″W		 Severn, Maryland
Lula G. Scott Community Center 1921 built
2009 NRHP-listed		 6243 Shady Side Rd.
39°50′8.07″N 76°30′48.81″W		 Shady Side, Maryland
San Domingo School 1919 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 11526 Old School Rd.
38°30′39″N 75°43′22″W		 Sharptown, Maryland
Freetown Rosenwald School 1924 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 7825 Freetown Rd.
39°8′27″N 76°34′38″W		 Glen Burnie, Maryland
Norbeck School 1927 Montgomery County, Maryland Locally designated historic site on Montgomery County's Master Plan for Historic Preservation
Highland Park School Prince George's County, Maryland had been in continuous use by the school system. It was recently renovated for use as a Headstart Center.
San Domingo Community and Cultural Center (SDCCC) 1919 11526 Old School Road Mardela Springs, Maryland Rosenwald School built in 1919, restored during 2004-2014, SDCCC Dedication Ceremony: 8/23/14. NRHP listed. Two-story, three-teacher, Sharptown Colored (Elementary) School. 1919-1957. Sold to community of San Domingo for $10.00. Continuously used as Masonic Lodge meeting hall, daycare center, tutorial center, youth workshops and meeting place for various groups.
Marley Neck Rosenwald School Anne Arundel County, Maryland
J.W. Randolph School 1928 Pass Christian, Mississippi
Central School 1926 414 Watkins St.
35°42′38″N 79°48′14″W		 Asheboro, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993
Morgan School 1925-1926 7427 Winters Rd.
35°49′18″N 78°8′14″W		 Bailey, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006
Ware Creek School 1921 East side of NC 1103, .3 miles southeast of junction with NC 1112
35°25′12″N 76°56′19″W		 Blounts Creek, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996
Billingsville School 1927 3100 Leroy St.
35°11′46″N 80°48′30″W		 Charlotte, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
Siloam School 1920 W side of Mallard Highlands Dr, Approx. 0.25 mi. S from jct. of John Adams Rd.,
35°20′10″N 80°44′20″W		 Charlotte, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007
Coinjock Colored School 1920 4358 Caratoke Hwy.
36°21′46″N 78°36′04″W		 Coinjock, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013[4]
Harnett County Training School 1922-1956 610 E. Johnson St.
35°18′40″N 75°58′00″W		 Dunn, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[5]
Russell School (Durham, North Carolina) 1926-1927 2001 St. Mary's Rd.
36°7′24″N 78°56′45″W		 near Durham, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009
Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina) 1930 234 Covington Comm. Rd.
35°08′15″N 79°52′00″W		 near Ellerbe, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008
Reid's Grove School 1927 931 Main St.
36°25′04″N 78°45′29″W		 near Gatesville, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011[6]
Zachariah School 1920 NC 1239, 0.6 miles South of NC 1244
35°31′28″N 77°41′53″W		 Greene County, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Lincoln Park School 1922 1272 S. Currant St.
35°5′6″N 78°28′25″W		 Pinebluff, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997
Princeton Graded School 1925-1926 601-611 W. Edwards St.
35°28′11″N 78°10′07″W		 Princeton, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Panther Branch School 1926 NC 2727, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of NC 183
35°37′59″N 78°38′28″W		 near Raleigh, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
St. Matthews School (Raleigh, North Carolina) 1922 US 401, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of NC 2213
35°51′37″N 78°33′41″W		 near Raleigh, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
J.C. Price High School 1931-1932 1300-1400 W. Bank St.
35°40′37″N 80°29′07″W		 Salisbury, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010
Snow Hill Colored High School 1925 602A W. Harper St.
35°26′58″N 77°20′52″W		 Snow Hill, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003
Walnut Cove Colored School 1921 Jct. of Brook and Dalton Sts., NW corner
36°18′12″N 80°08′39″W		 Walnut Cove, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; won a National Preservation Honor Award for its rehabilitation for use as a senior citizens' community center.
W. E. B. DuBois School 1926 536 Franklin St.
35°59′06″N 78°30′04″W		 Wake Forest, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Liberia School 1921-1922 4.5 miles S of Warrenton, Sw side of NC 58
36°21′42″N 78°06′03″W		 Warrenton, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Riley Hill School 1928 NC 2320, 0.2 miles (0.32 km) east of NC 2318
35°51′34″N 78°24′59″W		 Wendell, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Williamston Colored School 1930-1931 705 Washington St.
35°50′45″N 77°03′38″W		 Williamston, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[7]
Atkins High School 1931 1215 N. Cameron Ave.
36°06′39″N 80°13′17″W		 Winston-Salem, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999
Warren County Training School 1931 East side of NC 1300, 0.8 N of NC 1372
36°30′56″N 78°09′59″W		 Wise, North Carolina listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Arbeka Rosenwald School Arbeka, Oklahoma
Douglass School Lawton, Oklahoma
Rosenwald Hall Lima, Oklahoma
Kiowa County Sep. #1 Hobart, Oklahoma
Lincoln Grade School Lehigh, Oklahoma
Pleasant Hill School McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Union School Stella, Oklahoma
Great Branch Teacherage 1924-1925 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 Orangeburg, South Carolina NRHP-listed[1]
Hannah Rosenwald School 1924 built
2009 NRHP-listed		 2890 Neeses Highway Newberry, South Carolina NRHP-listed[1]
Hope Rosenwald School 1925-26 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 1971 Hope Station Rd.
34°16′14″N 81°21′52″W		 Near Pomaria, South Carolina Funded by $700 from Rosenwald Fund, $600 donations from African Americans, $400 donations from white Americans, and $1,200 state and local government funds. Has Colonial Revival architecture. Will be used as a community center, too. NRHP-listed[1]
Hopewell Rosenwald School 1926 built
2010 NRHP-listed		 Near Clarks Hill, South Carolina
Howard Junior High School 1925 built
2006 NRHP-listed		 431 Shiloh St. Prosperity, South Carolina
Mt. Zion Rosenwald School 1925 built
2001 NRHP-listed		 Near Florence, South Carolina
Pine Grove Rosenwald School 1923 built
2009 NRHP-listed		 937 Piney Woods Rd. Columbia, South Carolina
Retreat Rosenwald School 1923 built
2011 NRHP-listed		 Westminster, South Carolina NRHP-listed[1]
Allen-White School Whiteville, Tennessee NRHP-listed[1]
Cairo Rosenwald School 1922 built
1996 NRHP-listed		 Zieglers Fort Rd., approximately 2.5 mi. S of TN 25
36°21′48″N 86°21′49″W		 Cairo, Tennessee NRHP-listed[1]
Free Hills Rosenwald School 1929 built
1996 NRHP-listed		 Free Hills Rd., E of TN 52
36°33′49″N 85°29′23″W		 Free Hill, Tennessee Free Hills Community Center in Free Hill, Tennessee. Free Hill is also known as Free Hills.
Lincoln School Pikeville, Tennessee
Pasquo School
The Pasquo School in 2018.
 1927 built 8534 Lewis Road Nashville, Tennessee As of 2018, a private residence
Hopewell School 1922 built
 690 State Highway 21 West
30°05′55″N 97°27′40.5″W		 Cedar Creek, Texas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015
Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School 1927 built
 231 S Colbert Street
30°02′46″N 94°52′45″W		 Dayton, Texas
Pleasant Hill School 1925 built
2004 NRHP-listed		 2722 Farm Rd. 1399
33°3′11″N 94°23′46″W		 Linden, Texas
Lockhart Vocational High School 1923 built
 1104 E. Market St.
29°53′09″N 97°39′47″W		 Lockhart, Texas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School 1924 built 10 mi (16 km). S of Seguin on Sweet Home Rd.
29°27′40″N 98°02′21″W

Seguin, Texas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998
Scrabble School 1921-1922 built
2007 NRHP-listed		 111 Scrabble Rd.
38°35′02″N 78°8′58″W		 Castleton, Virginia NRHP-listed[1]
Second Union School 1918 built
2006 NRHP-listed		 2787 Hadensville Fife Rd.
37°45′52″N 78°3′10″W		 Goochland, Virginia NRHP-listed[1]
East Suffolk Elementary School 1926-1927 built
2003 NRHP-listed		 231 S. 7th St.
36°43′30″N 76°33′51″W		 Suffolk, Virginia NRHP-listed[1]
Nansemond County Training School 1924 built
2004 NRHP-listed		 9307 Southwestern Blvd.
36°38′22″N 76°48′16″W		 Suffolk, Virginia NRHP-listed[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Karen Heller (August 30, 2015). "The Enlightening Legacy of the Rosenwald Schools". Washington Post., including this photo of exterior
  3. Ridgley Rosenwald School History
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. 2013-01-18.
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
  6. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-09.
  7. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-01.
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