Dry Ridge Consolidated Colored School
Crittenden, KY
Windows and siding will replaced at the Dry Ridge Consolidated Colored School.
The Dry Ridge Consolidated Colored School was built in 1923. It has been vacant for many years.
The grant funds will be used complete the second phase of the larger restoration project. Projects include new siding, window replacement, stabilization beams, new flooring, interior and exterior paint, and ADA improvements.
Once complete, the site will be used to educate elementary and secondary school students on the history of Rosenwald Schools. It will also provide adult education programs focusing on historic preservation, intercultural relations, and other topics of interest to community members.
The Northern Kentucky African American Heritage Task Force will manage the restoration project.
For more information about the Dry Ridge Consolidated Colored School or any of the other Rosenwald School grant recipients, contact Tracy Hayes in the National Trust for Historic Preservation Southern Office.
