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Title	Braden-Sinai School: left angle view of arches and french door
Date	2007
Coverage	1920-1929
Property name	Braden-Sinai Rosenwald School
Property type	School
Community Name	Mason, Fayette County, Tennessee
Description	Color photograph of left angle of front, east facade. A new addition supported by wooden arches is visible. It is characterized by the typical Rosenwald architectural features of clapboard siding and a red tin roof. The original structure features a red, tin, side gable roof with three chimneys. Five sets of french doors with double transom windows are also visible. These would have originally been tall double hung windows.
Historical Notes	The Braden-Sinai School was built circa 1920 with possible support from the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It was used as for a Head Start Program and then remained vacant for 18 years. By 1995, it became a residential home and the tall, double-hung windows were replaced with French doors.
Collection Name	Rosenwald Schools
Subject-LCSH	Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings African American schools -- Tennessee
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Processing notes	Epson 10000XL scanner; 600 ppi; added an unsharpen mask in Photoshop.
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University. Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Braden-Sinai School: left angle view of arches and french door

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