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Historic Rosenwald school listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1922
Architect: Samuel Smith
Expanded: c. 1935; c. 1946
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 2/20/1998
Other designations: Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Julius Rosenwald was a white businessman, philanthropist and co-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company. One of his philanthropic activities, in collaboration with famed African American educator Booker T. Washington, involved founding a charitable fund in 1917 that was dedicated to building schools in the rural south specifically for the educational advancement of African-Americans. This was one such school.

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Coordinates: 32°4'30"N 85°31'47"W

Barbour County, Alabama 25 km
Pittsview, Alabama 37 km
Lakepoint State Park 40 km
Tuskegee National Forest 44 km
Pike County, Alabama 46 km
Sharpe Field - Tuskegee Army Airfield (AL73) 52 km
Auburn Technology Park West 53 km
Chewacla State Park 53 km
Quitman County, Georgia 53 km
Muscogee County, Georgia (Columbus) 77 km

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Barbour County, Alabama Pittsview, Alabama Lakepoint State Park Tuskegee National Forest Pike County, Alabama Sharpe Field - Tuskegee Army Airfield (AL73) Auburn Technology Park West Chewacla State Park Quitman County, Georgia Muscogee County, Georgia (Columbus)