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[[St. John Elementary]] was a school built in [[1922]] in [[Cobham]] for the education of African-Americans. The school closed in 1954 when the County finally desegregated its schools, and was sold as a private home. The structure was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2018. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Albemarle School, Mill Hill in Nelson added to landmarks list|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/albemarle-school-mill-hill-in-nelson-added-to-landmarks-list/article_7250f820-7e4d-11e8-a693-531fd3a3bd85.html|author=Staff reports|pageno=|printdate=July 2, 2018|publishdate=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref>
[[St. John Elementary]] was a school built in [[1922]] in [[Cobham]] for the education of African-Americans. The school closed in 1954 when the County finally desegregated its schools, and was sold as a private home. The structure was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2018. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Albemarle School, Mill Hill in Nelson added to landmarks list|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/albemarle-school-mill-hill-in-nelson-added-to-landmarks-list/article_7250f820-7e4d-11e8-a693-531fd3a3bd85.html|author=Staff reports|pageno=|printdate=July 2, 2018|publishdate=July 2, 2018|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref>


[[St. John Baptist Church]] is renovating the school for use as a community center. <ref>{{cite web|title=Historic black elementary school envisions second life|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25678-historic-black-elementary-school-envisions-secondl/|author=Josh Mandell|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=December 3, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref>
The St. John Rosenwald School is one of just over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers' homes in the United States that were built to promote and enable the education of African-Americans in the early twentieth century. The goal was to provide a clean, spacious, and affordable structure for a better learning environment.<ref name=”slides”>{{cite web|title=Slideshow: Virginia Rosenwald Schools Listed on the VLR and NRHP|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/articles-blogs-contributions-in-newsletters/slideshow-virginia-rosenwald-schools-listed-on-the-vlr-and-nrhp/|author=|work=Website|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|location=|publishdate=November 12, 2020|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=”FLFC”/>
 
Of the 382 Rosenwald Schools and auxiliary buildings built in Virginia, 126 are standing (as of November [[2020]]) and 256 have been demolished. Out of those 382 buildings, 366 were school buildings, four were teacher cottages and 12 were industrial education ‘shops’ located at county training schools.<ref name=”slides”/> St. John Elementary School is one of seven standing Rosenwald Schools identified in Albemarle County.<ref name=”FLFC”>{{cite web|title=History of St. John Elementary School (Rosenwald Schools of Virginia)|url=https://www.stjohnfamilylife.org/history.html|author=|work=Website|publisher=St. John Elementary Family Life and Fitness Center|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
 
In [[2004]], the Department of Historic Resources streamlined the process for listing Virginia’s fast-vanishing Rosenwalds on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places when the agency successfully completed a Multiple Property Documentation (MPD) form for these schools.<ref name=”slides”/> St. John Elementary School was nominated to the Virginia Landmarks Register on [[October 20]], [[1981]] and to the National Register of Historic Places on [[October 21]], [[1982]].<ref>{{cite web|title=|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0075_Charlottesville_MRA_1982_NRfinal_NPSsignedcopy.pdf|author=United States Department of the lnterior .
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service |work=Nomination Form|publisher=VLR, NRHP|location=|publishdate=1981-82|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
 
[[St. John Baptist Church]] is renovating the school for use as a community center. <ref>{{cite web|title=Historic black elementary school envisions second life|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25678-historic-black-elementary-school-envisions-secondl/|author=Josh Mandell|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=December 3, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}</ref> When complete, it could fulfill community needs such as a fitness center, auditorium, meeting center, and local emergency center, as well as serving as a museum and resource library.<ref name=”FLFC”/>


[[St. John Family Life and Fitness Center]] and [[Building Goodness Foundation]] have filed a special use permit as part of the C'ville Builds program. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Work to convert Rosenwald school in Albemarle into community center moving forward|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/work-to-convert-rosenwald-school-in-albemarle-into-community-center-moving-forward/article_8db67a0e-9bc3-11eb-845e-7f50cd4153c8.html|author=Allison Wrabel|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 12, 2021|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}</ref>
[[St. John Family Life and Fitness Center]] and [[Building Goodness Foundation]] have filed a special use permit as part of the C'ville Builds program. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Work to convert Rosenwald school in Albemarle into community center moving forward|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/work-to-convert-rosenwald-school-in-albemarle-into-community-center-moving-forward/article_8db67a0e-9bc3-11eb-845e-7f50cd4153c8.html|author=Allison Wrabel|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 12, 2021|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}</ref>

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St. John Elementary was a school built in 1922 in Cobham for the education of African-Americans. The school closed in 1954 when the County finally desegregated its schools, and was sold as a private home. The structure was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2018. [1]

The St. John Rosenwald School is one of just over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers' homes in the United States that were built to promote and enable the education of African-Americans in the early twentieth century. The goal was to provide a clean, spacious, and affordable structure for a better learning environment.[2][3]

Of the 382 Rosenwald Schools and auxiliary buildings built in Virginia, 126 are standing (as of November 2020) and 256 have been demolished. Out of those 382 buildings, 366 were school buildings, four were teacher cottages and 12 were industrial education ‘shops’ located at county training schools.[2] St. John Elementary School is one of seven standing Rosenwald Schools identified in Albemarle County.[3]

In 2004, the Department of Historic Resources streamlined the process for listing Virginia’s fast-vanishing Rosenwalds on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places when the agency successfully completed a Multiple Property Documentation (MPD) form for these schools.[2] St. John Elementary School was nominated to the Virginia Landmarks Register on October 20, 1981 and to the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 1982.[4]

St. John Baptist Church is renovating the school for use as a community center. [5] When complete, it could fulfill community needs such as a fitness center, auditorium, meeting center, and local emergency center, as well as serving as a museum and resource library.[3]

St. John Family Life and Fitness Center and Building Goodness Foundation have filed a special use permit as part of the C'ville Builds program. [6]



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References

  1. Web. Albemarle School, Mill Hill in Nelson added to landmarks list, Staff reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 2, 2018, retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Web. Slideshow: Virginia Rosenwald Schools Listed on the VLR and NRHP, Website, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, November 12, 2020, retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Web. History of St. John Elementary School (Rosenwald Schools of Virginia), Website, St. John Elementary Family Life and Fitness Center, retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. Web. [1], United States Department of the lnterior . Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Nomination Form, VLR, NRHP, 1981-82, retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. Web. Historic black elementary school envisions second life, Josh Mandell, December 3, 2016, retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. Web. Work to convert Rosenwald school in Albemarle into community center moving forward, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, April 12, 2021, retrieved May 1, 2021.

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