Sumter County
Built in 1921, this is the Shady Grove School, a Rosenwald three-teacher type school in Sumter County, Georgia. Later known as the Nunn Industrial School, it cost $2,300 to build.
Shady Grove School-Americus, Georgia
Category Archives: Schools
Retreat Rosenwald School, South Carolina
Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina
Built in 1924, the Retreat School sits on edge of Westminster, South Carolina. This two-teacher type school was built for $2300. It was open until 1950.
Put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, it was fully restored and reopened in 2021.
Noble Hill Rosenwald School-Cassville, Georgia
Bartow County
Now known as the Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center, this Rosenwald school was built in 1923 for the Black children of Bartow County. It closed in 1955 when schools were consolidated within the county. It now serves as a museum and community center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
New Hope Rosenwald School, Chambers County
Built in 1916, the New Hope School was built in Chambers County, Alabama. It’s a one-teacher type school and was built with $1200. The school was recently restored. It was in use until 1958, four years after Brown v. Board of Education was decided.
Providence School Gym-Batesville, Georgia
When I first photographed this school gym, I thought it was an old church or school. Luckily, E. Lane Gresham read my initial post on Facebook and shared it was the gym for the Providence School in Habersham County. The school is no longer standing. Providence Baptist Church sits across the street. The building was stabilized about ten years ago.
T. J. Elder High and Industrial School, Georgia
Located in Sandersville, Georgia, the T. J. Elder High and Industrial School is a Rosenwald School built in 1927 for $18,600. The six-teacher type school was expanded behind the building over the years. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Named for Thomas Jefferson Elder, Elder was an important educator who opened his first school in 1889. He and his wife, Lucy Lillian Phinizy, are buried in front of the school.
