Rosenwald School (Delight, Arkansas)
|
Rosenwald School | |
  | |
| Nearest city | Delight, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°2′13″N 93°27′17″W / 34.03694°N 93.45472°WCoordinates: 34°2′13″N 93°27′17″W / 34.03694°N 93.45472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 90001381[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1990 |
Rosenwald School is a Rosenwald school on Arkansas Highway 26 in Delight, Arkansas. The school, a single-story wood frame structure with a gable roof, was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. Philanthropist Julius Rosenwald sponsored the Rosenwald schools to provide education for African-Americans in rural communities; the Julius Rosenwald Fund helped build 389 schools in Arkansas, including the one in Delight. The school closed in the 1970s, when many of the Rosenwald schools closed due to desegregation.[2] It is now used as a local community center.[3]
The Rosenwald School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1990.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Rosenwald School, Delight, Pike County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Rosenwald School" (PDF). Arkansas PReservation. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.