Mt. Olive Rosenwald School
Mt. Olive Rosenwald School | |
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Location | Bradley Rd. 45, Mt. Olive, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°25′42″N 92°03′34″W / 33.42837°N 92.05948°WCoordinates: 33°25′42″N 92°03′34″W / 33.42837°N 92.05948°W |
Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 03001454[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 2004 |
The Mt. Olive Rosenwald School, on Bradley Rd. 45 in Mt. Olive, Bradley County, Arkansas is a wood frame Colonial Revival schoolhouse built in 1927. It is one of five buildings in the county that was funded by The Rosenwald Fund, established by philanthropist Julius Rosenwald to further the education of rural African Americans. It is not known when the building ceased to be used as a school, but classes were offered as late as 1949.[2]
The building is a basic T shape, with a center entry, classrooms on either side of the entry, and an auditorium in the rear.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Mt. Olive Rosenwald School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
- 1927 establishments in Arkansas
- Educational institutions established in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Bradley County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Bradley County, Arkansas
- Historically segregated African-American schools in Arkansas
- Lower Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs