Marley Neck Rosenwald School

The Marley Neck Rosenwald School is a historic school building located at 7780 Solley Road in Glen Burnie, Maryland. It is a single story wood-frame structure measuring 68 by 20 feet (20.7 m × 6.1 m), with a gable roof. The school was built in 1927 with design and funding assistance from the Rosenwald Fund, and served the area's African-American students. Out of the original twenty three built, it is one of the ten surviving Rosenwald schools in the county.[2]

Marley Neck Rosenwald School
Marley Neck Rosenwald School is located in Maryland
Marley Neck Rosenwald School
Marley Neck Rosenwald School is located in the United States
Marley Neck Rosenwald School
Location7780 Solley Rd., Glen Burnie, Maryland
Coordinates39°9′51″N 76°33′53″W
Area4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
Architectural styleRosenwald School
MPSRosenwald Schools of Anne Arundel County, Maryland MPS
NRHP reference No.05000630[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 2005

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It was used as a church hall then.[3]

Starting around 2008, the building became a community center, intended to offer after-school programs, health care screening, tutoring, and other social services and activities.[4]

See also

  • Marley Neck School at The Historical Marker Database, marked by Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sherri M. Marsh (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Marley Neck Rosenwald School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. Marley Neck Rosenwald School, including photo from 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
  4. David Zenlea. After decades of disuse, segregation-era Marley Neck School's newly renovated building becomes a community center. Baltimore Sun, Apr 13, 2008


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