Hickory Colored School
Hickory, KY
The Hickory Colored School is a one room schoolhouse built in 1925.
Currently abandoned in a rural area, the building will be completely restored and relocated from Hickory to the Graves County School campus in Mayfield. There it will serve as a museum for local educational memorabilia, a learning center for Graves County students, and a meeting place for other community groups.
The complete restoration will include structural work; a new roof; interior repairs to the walls, floor and ceiling; exterior repairs to windows and siding; updated wiring to meet fire codes; as well as general site work. Original materials will be restored and reused whenever possible.
The Graves County Board of Education will manage the restoration project. Visit www.graves.kyschools.us for more information.
To learn more about the Hickory Colored School or any of the other Rosenwald School grant recipients, contact Tracy Hayes in the National Trust for Historic Preservation Southern Office.
