Mt. Zion Rosenwald School
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| Nearest city | 5040 Liberty Chapel Rd., near Florence, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°10′48″N 79°38′37″W / 34.17987°N 79.64364°WCoordinates: 34°10′48″N 79°38′37″W / 34.17987°N 79.64364°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1952 |
| Architectural style | Standardized non-residential |
| MPS | The Rosenwald School Building Program in South Carolina, 1917-1932 |
| NRHP Reference # | 01001098[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 12, 2001 |
Mt. Zion Rosenwald School, also known as Mt. Zion-Rosenwald Colored School, is a historic Rosenwald School building located near Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a rectangular frame building with tall exterior windows. It is a “two or three teacher” school building. Construction of the project was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which helped build more than 5,300 black school buildings across the south from 1917-1932.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Lisa B. Randle (May 2001). "Mt. Zion Rosenwald School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Mount Zion Rosenwald School, Florence County (5040 Liberty Chapel Rd., Florence vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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