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Mount Sinai School, Mount Sinai Community, 1820 jELABAMA JU;GIST;ER OF LANDMARKS AND HERITAGE Nomination Form I For office use only - Date added: 1. Name historic fbt· :5i Ol;:, oS Choo L 7 M+:5i tJa.', Co IVa ~ cJ tJ i -q Ceri+e:R and/or common 2. Location street & number 1<Q gO uutJ -\-i .... Roa..el 51 zip 30001 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use _district 'f.. public _occupied _agriculture _museum :6.building( s) -private ~unoccupied _commercial -park _structure _' _both _work in progress _educational -private residence _site Public Acquisition AcceSsible _entertainment _religious ._object _in process ---yes: restricted ~overnment _scientific _ being considered ---yes.: unrestricted . _industrial _transportation _no - millt ary _other: Phone number .334 ....3 bS:5g 17 5. Floor plan & site plan. Use space below to sketch floor plan and site plan or attach additional sheet. FLOOR PLAN . 19i9-1949 32' 32' CLASS 2 CLASS 1 18' 24' 18' 6' - -• 6' - _. -• -• • INDUSTRIAL ROOM 12' 12' 24' FLOOR PLAN 1949 - 2001 32' 32' 32' '24' 24' • • • LJ • • • • • 28' ----:- - - - - - 28' 24' 6. Description (See attached instructions for specific guidelines.) Condition Check one Check one excellent ;\ deteriorated ~ unaltered _original site ~ood ruins altered moved date moved------ fair _unexposed Describe the present and original (if kno:wn) physical appearan~e. \ ~}, I .t").., The Mount Sinai School began approximately ,8'1 years ago in a church with one teacher and about 100 students. The school was financed by the families. This school was moved from the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church to a one room frame building located betw,een Mt. Sinai Church and Booth Station, Alabama. It remained in this . building until it was blown down at which time it was moved back to the church. It , was rebuilt at its present site, and in 1919 a Rosenwald School was built on the site and the teaching staff was increased to three teachers. In 1949 a fourth teacher was added. Since there were only three rooms to the school the fourth teacher taught in the church located nearby. In 1950. Five hundred ($500.00) was raised by Parent Teachers Association to be matched with county funds for the purpose of building another room to the school. Dating from 1919, the Mount Sinai School is a one-story white wood frame building. It was constructed under the Rosenwald School program as the Mount Sinai School. The buildings T -shape foundations consist of brick pillows approximately two and a half feet from the ground. The interior framing consist of tongue and groove lumber nailed to two by four studs. The interior consist of boards nailed together. The exterior of the building is made of boards over lapping each other. The original walls are still apart of the building as it stands. This building has twenty two windows and three entrance doors. The roof of this building is V-shape and the present covering consist of ~ inch decking. covered with black shingles. This building had two chimneys, but were discontinued when the roof was replaced. The main entrance doors are located on front of the building facing the highway. The building faces west toward the highway. The door used the most to enter is located on the south room. There are two doors located on the north side of the room that extends out toward the highway. These doors are 36 inches in width with double panels. There are seven windows on the front of the building. The windows are double hung and there are 6 panes in each sash. The windows are trimmed in aluminum. The windows on the back consist of double sash with 6 panes. There are fifteen windows on the back. The windows are faced with 1 inch by six-inch boards. s----------------- I Two of the rooms have their original tongue and groove lumber on the walls. Two rooms have been covered with sheet rock. The floor material consist of tongue groove lumber. The original floor is still there. The building did not have light fixtures in the beginning. Later it was wired for electric lights. The heating consist four ~ast iron heaters. There are two that still remain in the building. There have been some alteration to the building. In the 1940's another room was added to the original Rosenwald structure. Later the building was under penned with blocks in between the original pillows. Two restrooms were installed. Two 'rooms have been covered with sheet rock. The roof has been changed from tin to 'shingles. The general setting to the Mount Sinai School is as follows The building is located about 8 miles north of Prattville, Alabama in Autauga County. It is located next to the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. It faces west toward County Road 57. There is a housing development north of the building. There are no out buildings to be included in the nomination. 7. Significance (See attached iitstructions ~or specific guidelines.) !~ \;.' I Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _ prehistoric _archeology-prehistoric _community planning _landscape architecture _religion _1400-1499 _archeology-historic _conservation _law science _1500-1599 _agri~ulture economics _literature sculpture _1600-1799 _architecture ~education _military _social/ _1700-1799 _art _engineering music humanitarian _1800-1899 _commerce _exploration/settlement -philosophy theater _1900- _communications _industry ":'-politics/government other (specify) Specific dates Builder!Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph). The Mount Sinai School began approximately 81 years ill a church with one teacher and about 100·students. The school was financed by the families. This school was moved from the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church to a one room frame building located between Mt. Sinai Church and Booth Station, Alabama. It remained in this building until it was blown down at which it was moved back to the church. It was rebuilt at its present site, and in 1919 a Rosenwald School was built and the teaching staff was increased to three. In 1949 a fourth teacher was added, since there were only three rooms to the school the fourth teacher taught in the church located near by. This information came from a committee of Autauga County Teachers with Mrs. Mary E. Bracy as a special contributor. We feel that a building to this historic importance of African Americans should be maintained for posterity. Since it is the only one out of the six Rosenwald schools still standing in Autauga County. We believe it could serve as a history lesson for students in Alabama 8. Major BibIio~raphical References !~ • \0 • 51(,~ BY'o ~ 0"~ AI, /t~huf 9. Geo~raphical Data '. 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