Tag Archives: schoolhouse

Merritt School-Midway, Alabama

Bullock County

Built in 1920, the Merritt School is a two-teacher type Rosenwald school built in Midway, Alabama. It originally cost $2600 to build on land donated by a local citizen. The school expanded twice in the early 20th Century. It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Hickory Grove School-Sparta, Georgia

The Hickory Grove School was associated with the Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Despite it looking like a Rosenwald, it is not one. Until consolidation, this school was used until 1959 to educate the Black schoolchildren of the area.

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Hopewell School-Clarks Hill, South Carolina

McCormick County

Built in 1926, the Hopewell School is a one-teacher type Rosenwald School. It was built for $1800. It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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.

Fairview-Brown Colored School-Cave Spring, Georgia

Built in 1924, Fairview Brown served as the school for Black school children in Cave Springs, Georgia. After it was no longer used, the school fell into disrepair and what was left was the First Grade Classroom Building. The Georgia Trust put it on its 2011 Places in Peril List. It was listed with the National Register in 2017. Restoration was complete in 2019.

Hiram Rosenwald School-Hiram, Georgia

Paulding County

The Hiram Rosenwald School and Museum opened in 1930 as the Hiram Colored School. It was the only Rosenwald School built in Paulding County. It also was the only school for Black schoolchildren with a library.

It is a two-teacher type school built for $3010. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.