Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

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Dreamers Who are Doers: the Rosenwald Collaborative

Posted onMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022AuthorWebmaster

Fatimah Shabazz, Sally Gooze, and Supt. Ronald Gates of Greater Works Church of Christ in God were interviewed by Carol Anders of 103.3 FM radio. These representatives of the Rosenwald Collaborative explained the history of the Anderson School and the Read More …

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The rehabilitated Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Rosenwald School’s National Registry Now for All to See

Posted onJuly 27, 2021October 19, 2021AuthorWebmaster

by Chance Thweatt, reprinted with permission of The News-Record & Sentinel – MARS HILL – During segregation, the Anderson Rosenwald school educated more than 2,000 African American children from Madison County. It closed in the spring of 1965. It was Read More …

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The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School, Fall 2019.

Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Featured in Preservation Magazine

Posted onFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020AuthorWebmaster

Reviving a Rosenwald School in Mars Hill, North Carolina Written by Meghan Drueding for Preservation Magazine: Winter 2020, savingplaces.org When the Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School began rehabilitating the building in 2009, they knew the process would Read More …

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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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Resolution by the Madison County Board of Education

Posted onNovember 30, 2018August 28, 2019AuthorWebmaster

Here is a copy of the resolution by the Madison County Board of Education honoring the 90th anniversary of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School. November 28, 2018.

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School added to the National Register of Historic Places

Posted onOctober 15, 2018October 30, 2020AuthorWebmaster

On May 31, 2018 the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The school is listed as the Mars Hill School, MD0253. Take a look at this excerpt from the documentation!

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Rosenwald School Update – April 2018

Posted onMarch 30, 2018April 11, 2018AuthorWebmaster

Update on the school and events from Willa Wyatt. The school now looks like the original building, with only the brick piers showing. I know you will like the way it looks! The old pine flooring has been purchased and Read More …

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Aerial Photos of the Mars Hill Rosenwald School

Posted onSeptember 15, 2016February 15, 2018AuthorWebmaster

Photos taken by Ryan Philips, August 2016

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Rehabilitation of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Posted onDecember 13, 2015December 14, 2015AuthorWebmaster

Written by Paul Eggers, News Record & Sentinel, Marshall, NC At first glance, an old boarded up building standing beside a narrow gravel road in the Long Ridge Community of Mars Hill would seem a more likely candidate for demolition Read More …

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A Pioneering School for Black Children in Madison County

Cameron Huntley wrote an amazingly in-depth article for the Mountain Xpress. The cover of the January 23, 2015 issue featured Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald school alumni Fatimah Shabazz and Omar McClain. If you wander off the beaten path in Mars Read More …

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History

Madison Meets its Obligation – News-Record, August 27, 1964

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

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Historical Notes 1905-1927

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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
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    • Latest News
    • Newsletter
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    • Videos
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    • Illustrated & Notated History (2014)
    • Project Images
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    • Complete Our Online Interview
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