Nov 9, 2025
Buck Creek Rosenwald School of Finchville, Kentucky
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Buck Creek Rosenwald School of Finchville, Kentucky
Candy Fork School-A Rosenwald School in Allen County, Kentucky
The Legacy of Rosenwald Schools: Allen-White School in Whiteville, Tennessee
The Allen-White School ruins in Whiteville, Tennessee, are the remaining artifacts of a brick Rosenwald School. Initially, the school was known as the Hardeman County Training School. The school began in 1905 in a Masonic lodge building. In 1919, the Rosenwald Foundation funded the building of a new elementary school on land next to the El Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. In 1930, the school…
Elmore County Training School-A Wetumpka, Alabama Rosenwald School
Elmore County Training School opened in Wetumpka, Alabama, on September 20, 1926. The first principal was A. R. Mosely. It was the county’s first high school for Black students and the largest Rosenwald built in th county. The school closed in 1963. After the school closed, the city built a park around the school for the Black citizens of Wetumpka. The school served as a community center and…
The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School of Mars Hill, North Carolina
The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School of Mars Hill, North Carolina
The Long Ridge Community in Mars Hill, North Carolina, is a historic Black community in Madison County. In 1928, the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School was built. The two-room schoolhouse was built at the cost of $2,093. If you want to know more about the school, its trustees built an incredible website documenting its history and published a book. I highly recommend visiting to see the great…
Durham’s Chapel School-Bethpage, Tennessee
The Durham’s Chapel School was one of seven Rosenwald schools built in Sumner County, Tennessee. The school was constructed at $4,250; the Rosenwald Fund provided $700, and the remaining amount was divided between the local Black community and the Tennessee public school funds. The school is a traditional two-teacher classroom with an additional industrial arts room. Built in 1923, upgrades were…
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Jasper County Training School-Monticello, Georgia
According to The Report of the State School Commissioner of Georgia to the General Assembly 1921, the county received $1,500 from the Rosenwald fund to build the school. Additionally, $4,500 was utilized from public funds to help build the school. An additional amount of $500 was provided by the Slater Fund, a fund created to support the education of African American school children in the South.…
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Vienna County Training School-Vienna, Georgia
The Vienna County Training School, also known as the Vienna High and Industrial School or Vienna School, was built in 1926 for $17,000. It was built in the six-teach type community plan. The school was in use until 1970. From 1970 to 2004, the building was used for a state-funded program. A larger, more modern school was added behind the main building in 1954. This is one of two shop buildings…
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