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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 King and Queen County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
County Training School (Newtown) 1923-24 vicinity of Newtown Rd at Indian Neck Road

37°54′47″N 77°07′25″W / 37.91305°N 77.12358°W / 37.91305; -77.12358 (County Training School (Newtown))

Newtown demolished Approximate location was likely in the vicinity of the County Training School
Cumnor school 1912-16[2] vicinity of The Trail (Route 14) east of Stevensville Rd (Route 631)

37°43′49″N 76°54′22″W / 37.73034°N 76.90609°W / 37.73034; -76.90609 (Cumnor School)

Cumnor demolished likely located on Route 14 on the way to Cumnor, as mapped. An early school built under Tuskegee.
Green Brier School 1926-27 378 Greenbrier Road

37°46′46″N 77°03′21″W / 37.77935°N 77.05597°W / 37.77935; -77.05597 (Green Brier School)

Walkerton standing, occupied, community center One teacher school in good condition
Hockley School 1925-26 vicinity of York River Rd & International Dr

37°31′31″N 76°44′39″W / 37.52532°N 76.74423°W / 37.52532; -76.74423 (Hockley School)

Shacklefords demolished Approximate location of demolished school per K&Q Historical Society
Ino School 1924-25 vicinity of north side of Poplar Grove Rd (614) west of Ino Station Rd

37°45′48″N 76°47′59″W / 37.76331°N 76.79973°W / 37.76331; -76.79973 (Ino School)

Center Cross demolished
Little Plymouth School 1912-16 Possibly in the vicinity of Routes 14 and 614

37°37′39″N 76°47′36″W / 37.62749°N 76.7932°W / 37.62749; -76.7932 (Little Plymouth School)

Little Plymouth demolished possibly located in the vicinity of the Little Plymouth community at the intersection of Rts.14 and 614.
Prospect-Plainview School 1928-29 near 2801 Stratton Major Rd

37°29′44″N 76°42′00″W / 37.49549°N 76.69998°W / 37.49549; -76.69998 (Prospect-Plainview School)

Shacklefords demolished site in the vicinity of 2801 Stratton Major Rd, per 1954 USGS map
Shop at County Training (Newtown) 1927-28 vicinity of Newtown Rd at Indian Neck Road

37°54′48″N 77°07′21″W / 37.91335°N 77.12255°W / 37.91335; -77.12255 (Shop at County Training School(Newtown))

Newtown demolished likely located to the northeast of the intersection of Newtown Road (Route 721) and Indian Neck Road (Route 623)

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 d "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.