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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 Botetourt County, Virginia
edit| Name | Built[2][3] | Location | City | Status[2][3] | Note[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan School | 1924-25 | unknown | demolished | ||
| Eagle Rock School | 1925-26 | 545 Salt Petre Cave Road | Eagle Rock | demolished | The school was located on the north side of Salt Peter Cave Road just south of Eagle Rock |
| Indian Rock School | 37°34′29″N 79°38′38″W / 37.57484°N 79.644°W | Buchanan | demolished | School was standing on Indian Rock Rd in front of cemetery, near Indian Rock Church | |
| Roanoke-Botetourt County School | 1920-21 | vicinity of 8400 Reservoir Rd | Hollins | demolished | Demolished for a park which was not built |
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.