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Mount Sinai School

1820 Cty. Rd. 57, Prattville, Alabama

A historic Rosenwald School in rural Autauga County, Alabama, northwest of Prattville.

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Mount Sinai School

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The Mount Sinai School is a historic Rosenwald School in rural Autauga County, Alabama, northwest of Prattville. The one-story frame building was built in 1919 to the designs of W.A. Hazel to serve the local African American community. The money to build it was provided by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. The school was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on February 2, 2001. It was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, as a part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission.

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001
Reference number
01001296
Areas of significance
Education; Ethnic Heritage - Black; Architecture
Level of significance
Local
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type
Building
Historic function
School
Periods of significance
1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1974
Significant years
1919; 1935

Tags 

20th Century (29,077)
African-American heritage (1,531)
Alabama (1,826)
Autauga County, Alabama (20)
Brick (42,466)
Built 1919 (469)
Built during 1910s (8,942)
 Prattville, Alabama (4)
Private owner (54,402)
Rosenwald School (40)
School (5,269)
The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings MPS (6)
W.A. Hazel (4)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2011: New photos from WillyT
  • May 23, 2011: Updated by WillyT: Added Description

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