Located in Jasper County, the congregation began in 1812 as Hebron Primitive Baptist Church. The current church building was built in 1915.
This building started out as the Adgateville School. It now serves as a fellowship hall for the church.
The Apalachee School was built in 1911 to replace a small frame building (pictured below) that was built in 1890. The two-story school was in use from 1911-1951. The Georgian Revival structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The two-story building next to St. Paul CME Church initially served as a lodge. Built in 1870, the building is believed to have ties to the prominent Dickson (Amanda America Dickson Toomer) and Hubert families of Hancock County.
In the early 1950s, it served as a school after a nearby one had burned. The building was no longer used once school consolidation was implemented in the late 1950s.
Clarke County
Some of you may know this building in Athens as the Hawaiian Ha-le Club. It’s one of the places the B-52s identified as an inspiration for their song, ”Love Shack” and the lyric, “Tin roof, rusted!” They mention it in several interviews over the years. More importantly, this is the only remaining Rosenwald School in Clarke County, Georgia. My research had led me to believe they had all been demolished. That’s the case with many Rosenwald Schools, the history gets lost until someone shares the connection. Originally called County Training School (a common name for Rosenwald Schools), the school’s name changed to the Judia Jackson Harris School. Judia Jackson Harris was an early Black educator who worked to raise money to build this school after the original school burned. Historic Athens recently named this as a Place in Peril. This school needs to be saved.
In 1919, Anthony Townsend donated 3 acres of land to start this Rosenwald School in the county. The architect was W.A. Hazel. It remained open until 1967 once integration happened. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It is the last known Rosenwald still standing in the county.
Built in 1923, the Tankersley School is a two-teacher type Rosenwald school located in Hope Hull, Alabama. It was one of fourteen Rosenwald schools built in Montgomery County. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
