Tuskegee
Institute prepared plans for the earliest Rosenwald buildings, published
in a 1915 pamphlet THE NEGRO RURAL SCHOOL AND ITS RELATION TO THE COMMMUNITY.
Professors R.R. Taylor, Director of the Department of Mechanical Industries,
and W.A. Hazel, of the Division of Architecture, created designs for a 1
teacher school, two variations on a 5 teacher school, plus an industrial
building, a privy (outdoor toilet), and two residences for teachers.
In 1920, control of the schoolbuilding program shifted to the new Rosenwald
Foundation office in Nashville, where director S.L. Smith drew up a fresh
set of designs. These first appeared in book form in 1924 as COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PLANS (shown on this website) and remained in print with revised editions
into the 1940s. Smith made careful use of natural light, providing separate
designs for buildings that faced east-west and buildings that faced north-south.
Schools ranged in size from 1 to 7 teachers, and there were also plans for
privies, industrial buildings, and teachers cottages. |
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