Pleasant Hill School | |
 School building in 2012 | |
  Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas)  Pleasant Hill School (Linden, Texas) | |
| Location | 2722 Farm Rd. 1399, Linden, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°3′11″N 94°23′46″W / 33.05306°N 94.39611°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Rosenwald School Building Program in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000891[1] |
| RTHL No. | 16678 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 2004 |
| Designated RTHL | 2010 |
The Pleasant Hill School at 2722 Farm Rd. 1399 in Linden in Cass County, Texas was a Rosenwald School built in 1925 to serve African-American children. It has elements of Bungalow/craftsman style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
It is a two-teacher-plan Rosenwald School that cost $3,450 to construct. Funding was $2,050 from public monies, $700 from the Rosenwald Fund, $700 from Negroes, and $0 from Whites, according to historic records.[2]
It was one of 23 Rosenwald schools in Cass County, of which only it and another in Linden survived in 2003.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- 1 2 Hannah Vaughan; Ronnie B. Gipson (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Hill School". National Archives. Retrieved February 20, 2017. (Downloading may be slow.)
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