This is a list of notable Rosenwald Schools, from Texas to Virginia, from Florida to Oklahoma. There once were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States, primarily serving black Americans.
{{GeoGroupTemplate}}At least 58 of these schools are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Name | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description | Mount Sinai School | Autauga County, Alabama |
New Hope Rosenwald School | 1915 built 2001 NRHP-listed[1] | {{coord>32|56|36|N|85|17|8|W|name=New Hope Rosenwald School}} | Fredonia, Alabama | |
Tankersley Rosenwald School | 1922 built 2009 NRHP-listed | Hope Hull, Alabama |
Merritt Rosenwald School | Midway, Alabama |
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School | Notasulga, Alabama |
Oak Grove School | 1925 built 1998 NRHP-listed | {{coord>32|32|48|N|87|40|48|W|name=Oak Grove School}} | Near Prairieville, Alabama |
Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas) | | 1938 built 1990 NRHP-listed | {{coord>34|2|13|N|93|27|17|W|name=Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas)}} | near Delight, Arkansas |
Malvern Rosenwald School | | | | {{coord>34|21|45|N|92|49|18|W|name=Malvern Rosenwald School}} Malvern, Arkansas | NRHP-listed[1] |
Mt. Olive Rosenwald School | | 1927 built 2004 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>33|25|41|N|92|3|33|W|name=Mt. Olive Rosenwald School}} Mount Olive, Bradley County, Arkansas | Includes Colonial Revival architecture |
Oak Grove Rosenwald School | | | Oak Grove, Arkansas | NRHP-listed[1] |
Selma Rosenwald School | | | Selma, Arkansas | NRHP-listed[1] |
Bigelow Rosenwald School | | 1926 built 2004 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>35|4|30|N|92|33|55|W|name=Bigelow Rosenwald School}} Toad Suck, Arkansas |
Milner-Rosenwald Academy | Mount Dora, Florida |
The Rosenwald School | 624 Bay Street (now Avenue) | Panama City, Florida | Building stands but is not in use as a school. See http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/articles/2008/july/944-the-rosenwald-school-of-panama-city.html. No relation to current Rosenwald High School. |
Cusseta Industrial High School | Cusseta, Georgia |
Cedar Grove Rosenwald School | | | Olmstead, Kentucky | NRHP-listed[1] |
Rosenwald High School | | | New Roads, Louisiana |
Community Rosenwald School | | | Grand Cane, Louisiana | NRHP-listed[1] |
Longstreet Rosenwald School | | | Longstreet, Louisiana | NRHP-listed[1] |
Ridgeley School (officially Colored School No. 1 of Prince George's County) | 1927 built
| 8507 Central Avenue | Capitol Heights, Maryland | Now a museum.[2][3] |
Queenstown Rosenwald School | 1932 built 2009 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>39|8|41.65|N|76|39|8.5|W|name=Queenstown Rosenwald School}} Severn, Maryland |
Lula G. Scott Community Center | 1921 built 2009 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>39|50|8.07|N|76|30|48.81|W|name=Lula G. Scott Community Center}} Shady Side, Maryland |
San Domingo School | 1919 built 2007 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>38|30|39|N|75|43|22|W|name=San Domingo School}} Sharptown, Maryland |
Freetown Rosenwald School | 1924 built 2007 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>39|8|27|N|76|34|38|W|name=Freetown Rosenwald School}} Glen Burnie, Maryland |
Norbeck School | 1927 | Montgomery County, Maryland | Locally designated historic site on Montgomery County's Master Plan for Historic Preservation |
Highland Park School | | | Prince George's County, Maryland | had been in continuous use by the school system. It was recently renovated for use as a Headstart Center. |
San Domingo Community and Cultural Center (SDCCC) | 1919 | 11526 Old School Road | Mardela Springs, Maryland | Rosenwald School built in 1919, restored during 2004-2014, SDCCC Dedication Ceremony: 8/23/14. NRHP listed. Two-story, three-teacher, Sharptown Colored (Elementary) School. 1919-1957. Sold to community of San Domingo for $10.00. Continuously used as Masonic Lodge meeting hall, daycare center, tutorial center, youth workshops and meeting place for various groups. |
Marley Neck Rosenwald School | Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
J.W. Randolph School | 1928 | Pass Christian, Mississippi |
Central School | | 1926 | | {{coord>35|42|38|N|79|48|14|W|name=Central School}} Asheboro, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 |
Morgan School | | 1925-1926 | | {{coord>35|49|18|N|78|8|14|W|name=Morgan School}} Bailey, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 |
Ware Creek School | | 1921 | | {{coord>35|25|12|N|76|56|19|W|name=Ware Creek School}} Blounts Creek, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 |
Billingsville School | | 1927 | | {{coord>35|11|46|N|80|48|30|W|name=Billingsville School}} Charlotte, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 |
Siloam School | | 1920 | | {{coord>35|20|10|N|80|44|20|W|name=Siloam School}} Charlotte, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 |
Coinjock Colored School | | 1920 | | {{coord>36|21|46|N|78|36|04|W|name=Coinjock Colored School}} Coinjock, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013[4] |
Harnett County Training School | | 1922-1956 | | {{coord>35|18|40|N|75|58|00|W|name=Harnett County Training School}} Dunn, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[5] |
Russell School (Durham, North Carolina) | | 1926-1927 | | {{coord>36|7|24|N|78|56|45|W|name=Russell School}} near Durham, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 |
Liberty Hill School (Ellerbe, North Carolina) | 1930 | | {{coord>35|08|15|N|79|52|00|W|name=Liberty Hill School}} near Ellerbe, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 |
Reid's Grove School | | 1927 | | {{coord>36|25|04|N|78|45|29|W|name=Reid's Grove School}} near Gatesville, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011[6] |
Zachariah School | | 1920 | | {{coord>35|31|28|N|77|41|53|W|name=Zachariah School}} Greene County, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 |
Lincoln Park School | | 1922 | | {{coord>35|5|6|N|78|28|25|W|name=Lincoln Park School}} Pinebluff, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 |
Princeton Graded School | | 1925-1926 | | {{coord>35|28|11|N|78|10|07|W|name=Princeton Graded School}} Princeton, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 |
Panther Branch School | | 1926 | | {{coord>35|37|59|N|78|38|28|W|name=Panther Branch School}} near Raleigh, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 |
St. Matthews School (Raleigh, North Carolina) | | 1922 | | {{coord>35|51|37|N|78|33|41|W|name=St. Matthews School}} near Raleigh, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 |
J.C. Price High School | 1931-1932 | | {{coord>35|40|37|N|80|29|07|W|name=J.C. Price High School}} Salisbury, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 |
Snow Hill Colored High School | | 1925 | | {{coord>35|26|58|N|77|20|52|W|name=Snow Hill Colored High School}} Snow Hill, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 |
Walnut Cove Colored School | 1921 | | {{coord>36|18|12|N|80|08|39|W|name=Walnut Cove Colored School}} Walnut Cove, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; won a National Preservation Honor Award for its rehabilitation for use as a senior citizens' community center. |
W. E. B. DuBois School | | 1926 | | {{coord>35|59|06|N|78|30|04|W|name=W. E. B. DuBois School}} Wake Forest, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. |
Liberia School | | 1921-1922 | | {{coord>36|21|42|N|78|06|03|W|name=Liberia School}} Warrenton, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. |
Riley Hill School | | 1928 | | {{coord>35|51|34|N|78|24|59|W|name=Riley Hill School}} Wendell, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. |
Williamston Colored School | | 1930-1931 | | {{coord>35|50|45|N|77|03|38|W|name=Williamston Colored School}} Williamston, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014[7] |
Atkins High School | | 1931 | | {{coord>36|06|39|N|80|13|17|W|name=Atkins High School}} Winston-Salem, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 |
Warren County Training School | | 1931 | | {{coord>36|30|56|N|78|09|59|W|name=Warren County Training School}} Wise, North Carolina | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. |
Arbeka Rosenwald School | Arbeka, Oklahoma |
Douglass School | Lawton, Oklahoma |
Rosenwald Hall | Lima, Oklahoma |
Kiowa County Sep. #1 | Hobart, Oklahoma |
Lincoln Grade School | Lehigh, Oklahoma |
Pleasant Hill School | McCurtain County, Oklahoma |
Union School | Stella, Oklahoma |
Great Branch Teacherage | | 1924-1925 built 2007 NRHP-listed | Orangeburg, South Carolina | NRHP-listed[1] |
Hannah Rosenwald School | 1924 built 2009 NRHP-listed | 2890 Neeses Highway | Newberry, South Carolina | NRHP-listed[1] |
Hope Rosenwald School | 1925-26 built 2007 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>34|16|14|N|81|21|52|W|name=Hope Rosenwald School}} Near Pomaria, South Carolina | Funded by $700 from Rosenwald Fund, $600 donations from African Americans, $400 donations from white Americans, and $1,200 state and local government funds. Has Colonial Revival architecture. Will be used as a community center, too. NRHP-listed[1] |
Hopewell Rosenwald School | 1926 built 2010 NRHP-listed | Near Clarks Hill, South Carolina |
Howard Junior High School | 1925 built 2006 NRHP-listed | 431 Shiloh St. | Prosperity, South Carolina |
Mt. Zion Rosenwald School | | 1925 built 2001 NRHP-listed | Near Florence, South Carolina |
Pine Grove Rosenwald School | 1923 built 2009 NRHP-listed | 937 Piney Woods Rd. | Columbia, South Carolina |
Retreat Rosenwald School | 1923 built 2011 NRHP-listed | Westminster, South Carolina | NRHP-listed[1] |
Allen-White School | | Whiteville, Tennessee | NRHP-listed[1] |
Cairo Rosenwald School | | 1922 built 1996 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>36|21|48|N|86|21|49|W|name=Cairo Rosenwald School}} Cairo, Tennessee | NRHP-listed[1] |
Free Hills Rosenwald School | 1929 built 1996 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>36|33|49|N|85|29|23|W|name=Free Hills Rosenwald School}} Free Hill, Tennessee | Free Hills Community Center in Free Hill, Tennessee. Free Hill is also known as Free Hills. |
Lincoln School | Pikeville, Tennessee |
Pasquo School | 1927 built | 8534 Lewis Road | Nashville, Tennessee | As of 2018, a private residence |
Hopewell School | 1922 built
| | {{coord>30|05|55|N|97|27|40.5|W|name=Hopewell School}} Cedar Creek, Texas | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 |
Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School | | 1927 built
| | {{coord>30|02|46|N|94|52|45|W|name=Annie E. Colbert Rosenwald School}} Dayton, Texas |
Pleasant Hill School | 1925 built 2004 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>33|3|11|N|94|23|46|W|name=Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)}} Linden, Texas |
Lockhart Vocational High School | 1923 built
| | {{coord>29|53|09|N|97|39|47|W|name=Lockhart Vocational High School}} Lockhart, Texas | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 |
Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School | 1924 built | | {{coord>29|27|40|N|98|02|21|W|name=Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School}} Seguin, Texas | listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 |
Scrabble School | 1921-1922 built 2007 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>38|35|02|N|78|8|58|W|name=Second Union School}} Castleton, Virginia | NRHP-listed[1] |
Second Union School | | 1918 built 2006 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>37|45|52|N|78|3|10|W|name=Second Union School}} Goochland, Virginia | NRHP-listed[1] |
East Suffolk Elementary School | 1926-1927 built 2003 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>36|43|30|N|76|33|51|W|name=East Suffolk Elementary School}} Suffolk, Virginia | NRHP-listed[1] |
Nansemond County Training School | | 1924 built 2004 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>36|38|22|N|76|48|16|W|name=Nansemond County Training School}} Suffolk, Virginia | NRHP-listed[1] |
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2. ^{{cite news|author=Karen Heller |title=The Enlightening Legacy of the Rosenwald Schools |publisher=Washington Post |date=August 30, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-enlightening-legacy-of-the-rosenwald-schools/2015/08/30/946b72ca-4cc6-11e5-bfb9-9736d04fc8e4_story.html}}, including [https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_400w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/08/26/Style/Images/ROSENWALD_8731440614531.jpg?uuid=KzzScEwiEeWAwhBup_uA1A this photo of exterior]
3. ^Ridgley Rosenwald School History
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130118.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-01-18|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13|publisher=National Park Service}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140829.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-08-29|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14|publisher=National Park Service}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110909.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-09-09|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/29/11 through 9/02/11|publisher=National Park Service}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140801.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-08-01|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/21/14 through 7/25/14|publisher=National Park Service}}