Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse Explained

Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse
Built:c. 1910
Refnum:100005300
Added:June 23, 2020
Location:1878 Danburg Road, Washington, Georgia, United States
Coordinates:33.7677°N -82.6985°W

Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse built c. 1910, is a rural African American school building in the vicinity of Washington, a city in Wilkes County, Georgia.[1] This building is a rare surviving example of this genre of 20th century architecture, and it has importance to African American heritage. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 23, 2020.

History

Cherry Grove Baptist Church congregation was founded in 1875, it was one of the many churches that had grown out of the Springfield Baptist Church in Washington, Georgia.[2] Gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe would perform at Cherry Grove. The property grounds include the Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

The Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse was a one-room building used to teach primary school through the seventh grade.[3] It is one of only 15 still in existence African American pre- Rosenwald schoolhouses built on church grounds, located within the state of Georgia.

In 2021, the building made the list of 10 “Places in Peril” by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.[4] It has been, “in dire need of repair.”

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-11-11. Cherry Grove Schoolhouse. 2021-05-17. The Georgia Trust. en-US.
  2. Book: Mason, Herman. Washington, Georgia. 1999. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-0228-1. 62, 78. en.
  3. Web site: Byerly. Steve. Wilkes County historic Black school could be lost to time, preservation group warns. live. 2021-05-17. WRDW. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517104534/https://www.wrdw.com/2020/11/11/wilkes-county-historic-black-school-could-be-lost-to-time-preservation-group-warns/ . 2021-05-17 .
  4. News: Emerson. Bo. 12 November 2020. 10 Places In Peril. The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia).