Gifford Rosenwald School

The Gifford Rosenwald School is a historic school building at 6146 Columbia Highway in Gifford, South Carolina. It was built in 1920 with funding from the Rosenwald Fund for the education of African Americans. Its design is not based on standard Rosenwald plans, but on a standard two-room plan published by state Board of Education. Originally segregated to African Americans it was integrated in 1958.[2]

Gifford Rosenwald School
Gifford Rosenwald School is located in South Carolina
Gifford Rosenwald School
Gifford Rosenwald School is located in the United States
Gifford Rosenwald School
Location6146 Columbia Hwy., Gifford, South Carolina
Coordinates32°51′50″N 81°14′17″W / 32.86389°N 81.23806°W / 32.86389; -81.23806
Built1920 (1920)
NRHP reference No.100001720[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 2017

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Historic Preservation News and Notes, October 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-07.