Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)

The Pleasant Hill School at 2722 Farm Rd. 1399 in Linden in Cass County, Texas was a Rosenwald School built in 1925 to serve African-American children. It has elements of Bungalow/craftsman style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

Pleasant Hill School
School building in 2012
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas) is located in Texas
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas) is located in the United States
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)
Location2722 Farm Rd. 1399,
Linden, Texas
Coordinates33°3′11″N 94°23′46″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPSRosenwald School Building Program in Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.04000891[1]
RTHL No.16678
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2004
Designated RTHL2010

It is a two-teacher-plan Rosenwald School that cost $3,450 to construct. Funding was $2,050 from public monies, $700 from the Rosenwald Fund, $700 from Negroes, and $0 from Whites, according to historic records.[2]

It was one of 23 Rosenwald schools in Cass County, of which only it and another in Linden survived in 2003.[2]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Hannah Vaughan; Ronnie B. Gipson (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Hill School". National Archives. Retrieved February 20, 2017. (Downloading may be slow.)


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