School Interior Spring 2021
Thanks to everyone who has worked so very hard to get us to this point!
Category: Photos
Rehabilitation Celebration & Ribbon Cutting
Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School led a celebration service, ribbon cutting, and tour of the school on Friday, August 30, 2019, in celebration of ten years of progress on the school’s rehabilitation. Pictured are members of the Read More …
Interior Work Spring 2019
Work on the interior of the school: new rafters; electrical wiring; stage construction; tiling.
Interior Renovations Spring 2019
Renovations have begun on the interior of the school. The ceiling joists have been repaired and additional wood has been added to the addition to give space for the insulation. As the interior work has begun, some minor changes Read More …
Flooring Installed Along Windows
Our volunteer crew did a great job installing the flooring this month! The flooring is now down on the long window wall. Our next step is to prep the remainder of the flooring for installation and beef up the Read More …
Storing Wood
Wood siding was stored, thanks to our neighbors, in the house next to Mount Olive Church.
Concrete Skirting Removed
The school now looks like the original building, with only the brick piers showing.
Exterior Doors Stained
Jennifer Cathey, Restoration Specialist, worked with Dan Slagle to identify the correct color stain for the school’s exterior doors. Dan shared documentary photos and wood samples with Jennifer. They refined the exterior door color selection and talked about other interior Read More …
School Update September 2017
The school is looking so much better! Still lots of work left, but much progress made. We are planning for the National Heritage Registry team, who are scheduled to visit us Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 1:30, and the Joe Read More …
Exterior Painted 2017
The school gets a fresh coat of paint.