Rosenwald School - Preservation

Preservation

In some communities, surviving structures have been preserved because of the deep meaning they had for African-Americans as symbols of their community dedication to education. Others were threatened by lack of funds in rural areas, changing style of education to consolidated and integrated schools, and other social changes. In 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Rosenwald Schools near the top of the country's most endangered places and created a campaign to raise awareness and money for preservation.

Some schools have been put to new uses. Walnut Cove Colored School in Stokes County, North Carolina won a National Preservation Honor Award for its rehabilitation for use as a senior citizens' community center. The Hope Rosenwald School in Pomaria, South Carolina will be used as a community center, too. The Highland Park School in Prince George's County, Maryland had been in continuous use by the school system. It was recently renovated for use as a Headstart Center. At least 23 former Rosenwald Schools are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (see List of Rosenwald schools). NRHP-listed and located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland are the Freetown Rosenwald School, Queenstown Rosenwald School, and Lula G. Scott Community Center.

  • Rosenwald Schools in the 21st Century

  • Arbeka Rosenwald School in Arbeka, Oklahoma

  • Cusseta Industrial High School in Cusseta, Georgia.

  • Douglass School in Lawton, Oklahoma

  • Free Hills Community Center in Free Hill, Tennessee

  • Freetown Rosenwald School in Glen Burnie, Maryland

  • Hannah Rosenwald School in Newberry County, South Carolina

  • Hope Rosenwald School in Pomaria, South Carolina

  • Hopewell Rosenwald School in McCormick County, South Carolina

  • Rosenwald Hall in Lima, Oklahoma

  • Kiowa County Sep. #1 in Hobart, Oklahoma

  • Lincoln Grade School in Lehigh, Oklahoma

  • Lincoln School in Pikeville, Tennessee

  • Lockhart Vocational High School in Lockhart, Texas

  • Lula G. Scott Community Center, Severn, Maryland

  • Marley Neck Rosenwald School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

  • Merritt Rosenwald School in Midway, Alabama

  • Milner-Rosenwald Academy, Mount Dora, Florida

  • Mount Sinai School in Autauga County, Alabama

  • New Hope Rosenwald School, in Fredonia, Alabama

  • Oak Grove School (Prairieville, Alabama) in Hale County, Alabama

  • Pine Grove School in Richland County, South Carolina

  • Pleasant Hill School in McCurtain County, Oklahoma

  • Pleasant Hill School in Cass County, Texas

  • Retreat Rosenwald School in Oconee County, South Carolina

  • Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Rosenwald School in Notasulga, Alabama

  • Queenstown Rosenwald School in Severn, Maryland

  • Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Alabama

  • Union School in Stella, Oklahoma

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