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
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
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	Freehill003

Free Hills Rosenwald School: view of exterior walls

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