The Marley Neck Rosenwald School is a historic school building located at 7780 Solley Road in Glen Burnie, Maryland. It is a single story wood-frame structure measuring 68 by 20 feet (20.7 m × 6.1 m), with a gable roof. The school was built in 1927 with design and funding assistance from the Rosenwald Fund, and served the area's African-American students. Out of the original twenty three built, it is one of the ten surviving Rosenwald schools in the county.[2]
Marley Neck Rosenwald School | |
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| Location | 7780 Solley Rd., Glen Burnie, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°9′51″N 76°33′53″W / 39.16417°N 76.56472°W |
| Area | 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architectural style | Rosenwald School |
| MPS | Rosenwald Schools of Anne Arundel County, Maryland MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000630[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 2005 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] It was used as a church hall then.[3]
Starting around 2008, the building became a community center, intended to offer after-school programs, health care screening, tutoring, and other social services and activities.[4]
See also
editExternal links
edit- Marley Neck School at The Historical Marker Database, marked by Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sherri M. Marsh (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Marley Neck Rosenwald School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ Marley Neck Rosenwald School, including photo from 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- ^ David Zenlea. After decades of disuse, segregation-era Marley Neck School's newly renovated building becomes a community center. Baltimore Sun, Apr 13, 2008