Hope Rosenwald School
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The Hope Rosenwald School, also known as Hope School, is a former school at 1971 Hope Station Road near Pomaria, South Carolina
. As a Rosenwald School
, it served rural African-American children in the early 20th century.
, the South Carolina Superintendent of Education from 1922 to 1945, sold more than 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) of his land for the "gift-like' price of $5 to the Trustees of School District No. 60 for Newberry County, South Carolina in 1925. Donations of $2,200 were raised. Of the private donations, $600 came from African Americans, and $400 from white Americans. State and local government contributed $1,200. The Rosenwald Fund
gave $700.
The building is based on the Rosenwald Two-Teacher Community School, Floor Plan No. 20. This simple design has elements of Colonial Revival architecture
. The building has a wooden frame structure, a brick foundation, and a corrugated metal roof. It is next to St. Paul AME
Church. Two teachers worked in the schoolhouse: one led the first, second, and third grades; another taught the fourth, fifth, and sixth. The school was closed in 1954 with the consolidation of public schools.
There were still alumni of the school living in or near Pomaria as of January 2007.
Additional information and photographs are available from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. They also have information on Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina.
The organization's mission is to supply the needs of the community by administering programs that will have a positive impact on the quality of life for community residents.
Pomaria, South Carolina
Pomaria is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pomaria is located at ....
. As a Rosenwald School
Rosenwald School
A Rosenwald School was the name informally applied to over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers' homes in the United States which were built primarily for the education of African-Americans in the early twentieth century. The need arose from the chronic underfunding of public education for...
, it served rural African-American children in the early 20th century.
History
James Haskell HopeJames Haskell Hope
James Haskell Hope was the longest-serving Superintendent of Education in the state of South Carolina, from 1922 until 1945....
, the South Carolina Superintendent of Education from 1922 to 1945, sold more than 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) of his land for the "gift-like' price of $5 to the Trustees of School District No. 60 for Newberry County, South Carolina in 1925. Donations of $2,200 were raised. Of the private donations, $600 came from African Americans, and $400 from white Americans. State and local government contributed $1,200. The Rosenwald Fund
Rosenwald Fund
The Rosenwald Fund was established in 1917 by Julius Rosenwald and his family for "the well-being of mankind."...
gave $700.
The building is based on the Rosenwald Two-Teacher Community School, Floor Plan No. 20. This simple design has elements of Colonial Revival architecture
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
. The building has a wooden frame structure, a brick foundation, and a corrugated metal roof. It is next to St. Paul AME
African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination based in the United States. It was founded by the Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the...
Church. Two teachers worked in the schoolhouse: one led the first, second, and third grades; another taught the fourth, fifth, and sixth. The school was closed in 1954 with the consolidation of public schools.
There were still alumni of the school living in or near Pomaria as of January 2007.
Additional information and photographs are available from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. They also have information on Rosenwald Schools in South Carolina.
Hope School Community Center, Inc.
On April 20, 2005, the Hope school was registered with the South Carolina Secretary of State as a non-profit organization as "Hope School Community Center, Inc."The organization's mission is to supply the needs of the community by administering programs that will have a positive impact on the quality of life for community residents.