Mount Sinai School

This article is about the historic school in Alabama. For the medical school in New York, see Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Mount Sinai School

Mount Sinai School in July 2011
Location 1820 County Road 57, Prattville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°33′01″N 86°32′43″W / 32.5502°N 86.5452°W / 32.5502; -86.5452Coordinates: 32°33′01″N 86°32′43″W / 32.5502°N 86.5452°W / 32.5502; -86.5452
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1919
Architect W.A. Hazel
MPS The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission
NRHP Reference # 01001296[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 29, 2001
Designated ARLH February 2, 2001

The Mount Sinai School is a historic Rosenwald School in rural Autauga County, Alabama, northwest of Prattville. The one-story frame building was built in 1919 to the designs of W.A. Hazel to serve the local African American community. The money to build it was provided by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. The school was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on February 2, 2001.[2] It was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, as a part of The Rosenwald School Building Fund and Associated Buildings Multiple Property Submission.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
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