Street Manual Training School
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| Nearest city | Richmond, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°6′47″N 87°3′35″W / 32.11306°N 87.05972°WCoordinates: 32°6′47″N 87°3′35″W / 32.11306°N 87.05972°W |
| Area | 23.1 acres (9.3 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 99000891[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1999 |
The Street Manual Training School was a historic African American school in Richmond, Dallas County, Alabama. It was founded in 1904 by Emmanuel M. Brown. Brown, a graduate of Harvard University and proponent of the ideas of Booker T. Washington. He was dedicated to improving the quality of life for African Americans in Dallas County during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Brown modeled his school on the Tuskegee Institute. He lived onsite from the beginning of the school, serving as the headmaster until his death in 1960.[2]
The campus once comprised over 200 acres (81 ha), but most of it was sold after the school closed in 1971. The remaining 23.1-acre (9.3 ha) campus contains seven buildings constructed between 1906 and 1964 as well as a circa 1943 water tower.[2] The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1999.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Street Manual Training School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF).
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