Tankersley Rosenwald School Explained

Tankersley Rosenwald School
Nearest City:Hope Hull, Alabama
Coordinates:32.1422°N -86.3569°W
Architect:Smith, Samuel L.
Architecture:Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:January 22, 2009
Mpsub:The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission
Refnum:08001332
Designated Other1 Name:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Designated Other1 Abbr:ARLH
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. CDE5B2
Designated Other1 Link:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Designated Other1 Date:June 26, 2003

The Tankersley Rosenwald School, also known as the Tankersley Elementary School, is a historic American Craftsman-style school building in Hope Hull, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery. This Rosenwald School building was built in 1922 to serve the local African American community. The money to build the school was provided, in part, by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on June 26, 2003, and to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission on January 22, 2009.[1]

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  1. Web site: Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage . 4 June 2009 . Alabama Historical Commission . www.preserveala.org . 3 February 2010.