Hopewell School (Cedar Creek, Texas)
Hopewell School, also known as the Hopewell-Rosenwald School, is a former African American school in Cedar Creek, Texas, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 2015. The school was built in 1921–1922 with assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. The school opened in 1922 and closed in the late 1950s.
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| Location | 690 SH 21 W, Cedar Creek, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 30°5′55″N 97°27′41″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Samuel L. Smith |
| MPS | Rosenwald School Building Program in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 8, 2015 |
The school was initially funded by a monetary and a land grant from Martin and Sophia MacDonald of Bastrop County and the Rosenwald Fund. It was built by local residents to educate young African American children during the early to mid 1900s, a time of racial segregation in the United States.
Restoration
After the school closed, the building fell into disrepair. In 2015, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative awarded a $50,000 capital grant to the Hopewell-Rosenwald Community School Project to help convert the building into a community center. Workers from American YouthWorks will help with the repairs.[2]
References
- "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/08/15 through 6/12/15". National Park Service. June 19, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- Gamino, Denise. "Bluebonnet grants $1.2 million to 38 area nonprofits".Texas Co-op Power, Jan 2016, p20.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Bastrop County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Bastrop County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |