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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 James City County, Virginia

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Name Built[2][3] Location City Status[2][3] Note[2][3]
Centerville School 1922-23 Near 3966 Longhill Road

37°18′59″N 76°46′56″W / 37.31637°N 76.78221°W / 37.31637; -76.78221 (Centerville School)

Williamsburg demolished 2 Teacher EW Nashville 20
Chickahominy School near 2884 Chickahominy Road

37°21′16″N 76°49′05″W / 37.35457°N 76.81812°W / 37.35457; -76.81812 (Chickahominy School)

Toano demolished 2-teacher design
County Training School 1923-24 vicinity of E Nicholson St & N Botetourt St

37°16′22″N 76°41′50″W / 37.27286°N 76.69723°W / 37.27286; -76.69723 (County Training School)

Williamsburg demolished 6-teacher design
Teachers Home at County Training School 1923-24 Nicholson and Botetourt St

37°16′21″N 76°41′48″W / 37.27237°N 76.69679°W / 37.27237; -76.69679 (Teachers Home at County Training School)

Williamsburg demolished

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.