Retreat Rosenwald School

Retreat Rosenwald School, also known as the Retreat Colored School, is a historic Rosenwald School located at Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Restored Retreat Rosenwald School
Retreat Rosenwald School
Retreat Rosenwald School, November 2009
Location150 Pleasant Hill Cir., Westminster, South Carolina
Coordinates34°38′28″N 83°3′50″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
MPSRosenwald School Building Program in South Carolina, 1917-1932
NRHP reference No.11000676[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2011

It was built in 1924, and is a one-story, T-shaped, two-teacher community school. The building has three main rooms consisting of two classrooms and an industrial room in the forward-projecting wing. The school closed in 1950.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/11 through 9/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-23.
  2. Helen Rosemond-Saunders and Evan Kutzler (July 2011). "Retreat Rosenwald School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Retreat Rosenwald School, Oconee County (150 Pleasant Hill Cir., Westminster vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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