Oak Grove Rosenwald School

The Oak Grove Rosenwald School is a historic school building on Oak Grove Road in Oak Grove, a small settlement in southeastern Sevier County, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, built in 1926 with financial assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. It has two classrooms, and is based on a standard plan developed by Samuel Smith, an agent for the Rosenwald Fund, for this type of small community school. It was probably used for the education of local African Americans until the state's schools were integrated, and is the only surviving Rosenwald school in the county.[2][3]

Oak Grove Rosenwald School
Oak Grove Rosenwald School is located in Arkansas
Oak Grove Rosenwald School
Location in Arkansas
Oak Grove Rosenwald School is located in the United States
Oak Grove Rosenwald School
Location in United States
LocationOak Grove Rd., Oak Grove, Sevier County, Arkansas
Coordinates33°53′11″N 94°8′0″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1926
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference No.04000494[1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2004

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

The Rosenwald Fund provided for 38 schools in Arkansas in 1926–27, including this and 19 others of two-room schoolhouse design.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Oak Grove Rosenwald School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  3. Ralph S. Wilcox (December 18, 2003). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oak Grove Rosenwald School / Site #SV0089. National Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2021. Includes three photos from 2003. (Downloading may be slow.)


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