Community Rosenwald School

Community Rosenwald School
Community Rosenwald School is located in Louisiana
Community Rosenwald School
LocationAlong Louisiana Highway 3015,
Holly, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Nearest cityGrand Cane, Louisiana
Coordinates32°06′31″N 93°42′46″W / 32.10861°N 93.71278°W / 32.10861; -93.71278 (Community Rosenwald School)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
NRHP reference No.09000545[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 2009

The Community Rosenwald School (1929–1969)[2] was a two-room Rosenwald school for African American students in Holly, Louisiana, near Grand Cane. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 22, 2009, for educational and African American history.[3][4][5] It was also known as Community Colored Rosenwald School and Grand Cane Community School.[6]

History

Community Rosenwald School was built in the 1928–1929 school year at a total cost of US $3,266, with the Rosenwald fund providing $500; the local African American community raising $550; and $2,216 provided from public sources.[3] It offered classes to students between grade 1 through grade 8.[3]

In the 1943–1944 school year, the enrollment was 122 students, (between all grades), and had three teachers.[3][7] The Community Rosenwald School was only public elementary school for African American students in the area between 1957 to 1958.[3] It had been part of the Stanley School District.[2]

The state of Louisiana built 393 Rosenwald schools between 1914 and 1932, and as of 2009, only 3 buildings survive (Community Rosenwald School, Longstreet Rosenwald School, and Plaisance School).[8]

Closure

The school was changed in the late 1950s, and was using the name "Grand Cane Community School."[9] It closed by the DeSoto Parish School Board in 1969 due to low enrollment, and issues with bussing.[6] By the 1969–1970 school year, the DeSoto Parish was integrated.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "DeSoto Integration Plan Speeds Mixing to Feb. 1". The Times. January 27, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hutcheson, Scott (June 10, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Community Rosenwald School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2025. With accompanying pictures
  4. ^ "Community Rosenwald School". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
  5. ^ Turner-Neal, Chris (August 30, 2021). "In Search of a Rosenwald School". 64 Parishes. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "School Board Closes Longstreet High, Grand Cane Community Schools 1969". The Interstate Progress. August 27, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Williams, J. E.; State Supervisor, Negro Education (July 1944). Public Schools for Negro Children, 1943–44 Session, Bulletin No. 534. Louisiana State Department of Education.
  8. ^ Hutcheson, Scott (June 10, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Longstreet Rosenwald School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2025. With accompanying pictures
  9. ^ "DeSoto Parish School Board Minutes". The Interstate Progress. August 11, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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