Tankersley Rosenwald School

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

Built: c. 1922
Architect: Samuel L. Smith
Architectural style: American Craftsman; Floor Plan No. 20 Two-Teacher
Area: 3.2 acres
Also known as: Tankersley Elementary School
Date added to NRHP: 1/22/2009
Other designations: Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage; The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission

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.