Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Long Ridge Community, Mars Hill, NC

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The Museum Room at the School Takes Shape

Posted onJune 28, 2022AuthorWebmaster

The museum room is taking shape! With a bit more work, the room will be finished and ready for tours. The room includes panels from the exhibition “Our Story, This Place — The History of African American Education in Madison Read More …

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Rosenwald Schools: Photos from the NC State Archives

Posted onJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022AuthorWebmaster

Take a trip to the 1920s when Rosenwald Schools were being constructed across the south. The photographs in this collection depict construction efforts and building progress, newly completed buildings, and damaged buildings or buildings in disrepair. Students and local residents, Read More …

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Finishing Work on Interior of School

Posted onSeptember 29, 2021October 19, 2021AuthorWebmaster

Added wood trim, filled nail holes, touched-up paint, and set the stove and stove pipe in position. Dan Slagle has been working on the interior of the school for months. All the pieces are coming together! Thanks to all the Read More …

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School Interior Spring 2021

Posted onMarch 13, 2021October 19, 2021AuthorWebmaster

Thanks to everyone who has worked so very hard to get us to this point!

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Rehabilitation Celebration & Ribbon Cutting

Posted onSeptember 5, 2019September 5, 2019AuthorWebmaster

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 …

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Interior Work Spring 2019

Posted onMay 28, 2019August 28, 2019AuthorWebmaster

Work on the interior of the school: new rafters; electrical wiring; stage construction; tiling.

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Interior Renovations Spring 2019

Posted onMarch 5, 2019March 5, 2019AuthorWebmaster

  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 …

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Flooring Installed Along Windows

Posted onNovember 29, 2018March 5, 2019AuthorWebmaster

  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 …

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Storing Wood

Posted onMay 28, 2018August 28, 2019AuthorWebmaster

Wood siding was stored, thanks to our neighbors, in the house next to Mount Olive Church.

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Concrete Skirting Removed

Posted onMarch 30, 2018AuthorWebmaster

The school now looks like the original building, with only the brick piers showing.

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MHU Hosts Descendants of Rosenwald and Washington on Oct. 2

On Sunday, October 2, 2022, the Rosenwald Collaborative and Mars... Read more →

Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity

The Rosenwald Schools of North Carolina Filmmakers Tom Lassiter and... Read more →

September 2022 Meeting

Friday, September 16, 2022, is our 3rd Friday meeting date.... Read more →

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Ethnic Heritage History of MHU

This history script is for MHARS Friends Group Review1 1856... Read more →

Timeline for Education in Madison County Area

1793-1832 – Old Buncombe County “Old Field Schools,”1 Madison County... Read more →

Did Yancey County Students Attend the Mars Hill Colored School In the 1950s?

Madison County Board of Education Minutes of July 2, 1956... Read more →

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Meetings of the Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School take place at the historic school, located at 225 Mount Olive Drive in Mars Hill, NC. Meetings now take place on the third Friday of each month beginning at 1 p.m.

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    • About Us
    • The Mars Hill Rosenwald School Building Rehabilitation Project
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Meetings
    • Minutes
    • Subscribe to our Newsletter
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Contact Us
  • History
    • Illustrated & Notated History (2014)
    • The Vision of Dr. Booker T. Washington & Mr. Julius Rosenwald
    • History Overview
    • African-American Public Education in Madison County
    • Rosenwald Funds for Long Ridge
    • The Long Ridge School
    • Historic Moments
    • Long Ridge Achievers
    • The Story of Joseph Anderson
    • Interviews
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Newsletter
    • Press
    • Photos
    • Videos
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    • Illustrated & Notated History (2014)
    • Project Images
    • Historic Images
    • Complete Our Online Interview
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