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Free Hills Rosenwald School, Clay Co., TN VII. Description The Free Hills Rosenwald School lies in the middle of the rural African-American village of Free Hill, along the Free Hill Road, in the vicinity of the county seat of Celina, in Clay County, Tennessee. Built in 1929-30, the school is an original three room, T-plan, asphalt-shingle gable roofed, frame building, wi th a brick and concrete foundation. Its Craftsman-like roof brackets are the primary decorative feature of the school. The interior floor plan of three rooms, closets, and restrooms remains almost totally intact, with several kitchen appliances from the early 1960s still installed in the "industrial" room used for the teaching of domestic homemaking, crafts, and industrial arts. The original wooden walls, flooring, stage, and ceiling also exhibit a high degree of historical integrity. In circa 1980, a TVA community development program provided . funding and labor to cover the exterior with vinyl siding. The pattern of siding matches that of the original weatherboard, which remains intact under the siding. At the time of the siding, however, some exterior windows on the west side were covered over, but not removed. Community members are now working with officials at the Upper Cumberland Development District to restore the schoolhouse into a community heritage center. Preliminary plans include removing the vinyl siding and following the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation in the restoration work. An architectural firm has been brought in as a consultant on the project. After consulting with staff at the Tennessee Historical Commission in March 1996, community members have begun to remove the vinyl siding. Wooden protective panels remain over the covered windows at this time in order to keep them protected during the remainder of the restoration process. The removal of the remainder of the siding, and the restoration of the building according to the Secretary's Guidelines, are planned for the summer of 1996. Nomination of the property to the National Register, according to local residents who have taken the initiative to plan for the restoration, will encourage and enhance the efforts of this low-income community to preserve and reuse this school as a community landmark. , ·,. The front, or east, facade shows the T-plan nature of the school. The projecting center room is the industrial room, with two six-
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Transcript | Free Hills Rosenwald School, Clay Co., TN VII. Description The Free Hills Rosenwald School lies in the middle of the rural African-American village of Free Hill, along the Free Hill Road, in the vicinity of the county seat of Celina, in Clay County, Tennessee. Built in 1929-30, the school is an original three room, T-plan, asphalt-shingle gable roofed, frame building, wi th a brick and concrete foundation. Its Craftsman-like roof brackets are the primary decorative feature of the school. The interior floor plan of three rooms, closets, and restrooms remains almost totally intact, with several kitchen appliances from the early 1960s still installed in the "industrial" room used for the teaching of domestic homemaking, crafts, and industrial arts. The original wooden walls, flooring, stage, and ceiling also exhibit a high degree of historical integrity. In circa 1980, a TVA community development program provided . funding and labor to cover the exterior with vinyl siding. The pattern of siding matches that of the original weatherboard, which remains intact under the siding. At the time of the siding, however, some exterior windows on the west side were covered over, but not removed. Community members are now working with officials at the Upper Cumberland Development District to restore the schoolhouse into a community heritage center. Preliminary plans include removing the vinyl siding and following the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation in the restoration work. An architectural firm has been brought in as a consultant on the project. After consulting with staff at the Tennessee Historical Commission in March 1996, community members have begun to remove the vinyl siding. Wooden protective panels remain over the covered windows at this time in order to keep them protected during the remainder of the restoration process. The removal of the remainder of the siding, and the restoration of the building according to the Secretary's Guidelines, are planned for the summer of 1996. Nomination of the property to the National Register, according to local residents who have taken the initiative to plan for the restoration, will encourage and enhance the efforts of this low-income community to preserve and reuse this school as a community landmark. , ·,. The front, or east, facade shows the T-plan nature of the school. The projecting center room is the industrial room, with two six- |