Tankersley Rosenwald School

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Tankersley Rosenwald School
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The Tankersley Rosenwald School in 2009
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Nearest city Hope Hull, Alabama
Coordinates 32°8′32″N86°21′25″W / 32.14222°N 86.35694°W / 32.14222; -86.35694
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
ArchitectSmith, Samuel L.
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission
NRHP reference No. 08001332 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009
Designated ARLHJune 26, 2003

The Tankersley Rosenwald School, also known as the Tankersley Elementary School, is a historic American Craftsman-style school building in Hope Hull, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery. This Rosenwald School building was built in 1922 to serve the local African American community. The money to build the school was provided, in part, by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 26, 2003, and to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission on January 22, 2009. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings MPS
  3. "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.