Tankersley Rosenwald School

10 mi. S. on Montgomery on US 31 to Pettus Rd. to School Spur on W. side, Hope Hull, Alabama. County/parish: Montgomery.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 22, 2009. NRIS 08001332.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Tankersley Elementary School

From Wikipedia:

Tankersley Rosenwald School

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835470

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