Price Public Elementary School - Rogersville, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 24.567 W 083° 00.563
17S E 319829 N 4031239
Originally a public school for eduction of colored children, the site is now the Price Public Community Center and Swift Museum
Waymark Code: WM6MBC
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2009
Views: 2
Per the Rogersville walking tour (http://www.rogersvillemainstreet.com/walking-tour/rogersville-tn), "In 1868, a group of black community leaders purchased this plot of land "for the purpose of building a schoolhouse for the education of colored children." In 1870, a two-room log school was erected and was used until 1922 when construction of this modern facility was begun. It is constructed of hand-fired bricks. The School was placed on the National Historical Register in 1988. One of the schoolrooms is devoted to a museum of Swift College and Price School memorabilia."
Street address: 202 Spring Street Intersection of Hasson and Spring Streets Rogersville, TN USA 37857
County / Borough / Parish: Hawkins County
Year listed: 1988
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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