Architectural Features of a Rosenwald School
Checklist

The Survey and Planning Division of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office has compiled the general architectural features of a Rosenwald school. Use this checklist when examining potential Rosenwald schools in your area.

___ One story

___ Weatherboard frame

___ Front gable

___ Two entrances flanking a projecting central bay

___ Single leaf entrance doors within a recessed opening

___ Small bracketed porch roof

___ Projecting bay incorporating three nine-over-nine sash windows

___ Wooden steps (may have been replaced with concrete steps)

___ Surrounding hardwood trees and adjacent church


The Russell School in Durham County exhibits the common architectural features of Rosenwald schools.