Lowe's 2008 Rosenwald Schools Grants
In 2008, for the third consecutive year, Lowe's partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and generously contributed $1 million through the Lowe's Preservation Fund to help restore historically significant sites across the country. In 2008, 17 Rosenwald Schools in ten states were selected as grant recipients. Once restored, the schools schools will be developed, and through adaptive reuse, transformed into once-again vibrant facilities in their communities.
UPDATE: Seven projects are now complete!
Click on the schools below to learn more or read the press release.
Old Merritt School (Midway, AL)
*COMPLETE:Acworth Rosenwald School ( Acworth, GA)
Hickory Colored School (Mayfield, KY)
*COMPLETE:May's Lick Negro School (May's Lick, KY)
San Domingo Community and Cultural Center (Mardela Springs, MD)
The Lil' Red Schoolhouse (Drew, MS)
Randolph School (Pass Christian, MS)
The Ware Creek Rosenwald School (Blounts Creek, NC)
Hamilton Rosenwald School (Hamilton, NC)
*COMPLETE: Warren County Training School (Wise, NC)
*COMPLETE: Great Branch Teacherage (Orangeburg, SC)
*COMPLETE: Cairo Rosenwald School (Gallatin, TN)
*COMPLETE: Lincoln School (Pikeville, TN)
W.D. Spigner Elementary School (Calvert, TX)
Pleasant Hill School (Linden, TX)
*COMPLETE: Scrabble School (Scrabble, VA)
For more information and history of Rosenwald Schools, visit www.RosenwaldSchools.com.
Since 2006, Lowe's has donated $4 million in grants to fund 53 projects. Learn more about the 2007 and 2009 restoration projects and grantees.
