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Title
Free
Hills
Rosenwald
School
:
view
of
exterior
walls
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
Date
1996
Coverage
1990-1999
Property name
Free Hills Rosenwald School
Property type
School
National Register Reference
96001360
listed
1996/11/15
Community Name
Free Hill, Clay County, TN
Latitude/Longitude
36.570177,-85.56121
Description
Color
photograph
of
schoolhouse
that
shows
the
junction
of
two
wings
of the "
T
"
shape
building
.
Walls
are
without
windows
and
covered
with
vinyl
siding
that was
added
in the
1980s
,
designed
to
match
the
original
wood
siding
. The
concrete
block
foundation
is
painted
red
. A
back
door
is
missing
its
steps
.
Historical Notes
Free
Hills
Rosewald
School
was
built
from
1929
to
1930
.
It
is
a
school
for
African
Americans
constructed
from a
fund
from
Sears
,
Roebuck
&
Company
magnate
Julius
Rosenwald
.
Like
many
other
Rosenwald
schools
,
Free
Hills
represented
a
new
higher
level
of
commitment
by
state
and
local
officials
to the
education
of
African
Americans
,
though
focused
largely
only
on
vocational
education
. The
school
also
acted
as a
central
place
for the
community
to
gather
.
Collection Name
Rosenwald Schools
Subject-LCSH
African American schools -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM
Schools
Type
Still image
Format
jpeg2000
Genre
Photograph
Extent
35
mm
slide
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use
Credit 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
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file
Freehill003
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