New Hope Rosenwald School
National Register of Historic Places

New Hope Rosenwald School

Frdonia, Chambers County, Alabama
Listed
November 29, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01001297

About this property

New Hope Rosenwald School (1915–1964) was a one teacher Rosenwald School for African American students, and is a historic building, located near Fredonia, Alabama, U.S. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission on November 29, 2001. The building was designed by William Augustus Hazel, following the guidelines found in The Rural Negro School Building and It's Relation to the Community (1913), published by Tuskegee Institute. The land for the school building was donated by J. A. Simmons and Sue Simmons, a wealthy white family. The Julius Rosenwald Fund provided US $400 to the total construction cost; the local African American community raised $400; and the local white community raised $400 towards the final cost of the school building. It was built in 1915, and was named New Hope School because of its location near New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. The school closed in 1964, and the students were consolidated with the Five Points School in Five Points, Alabama. From 1969 until 1978, the former school building was used a private residency for an elderly couple, and after in which it was abandoned.

Location

2.25 mi SE of US 431 on Cty Rd. 267
Frdonia, Chambers County, Alabama
32.94356, -85.28541

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Sources

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When was New Hope Rosenwald School listed on the National Register?

New Hope Rosenwald School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001.

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New Hope Rosenwald School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for New Hope Rosenwald School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1915.

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