Delafield
Rosenwald School
(1923-24)
Warren
County's first Rosenwald School opened July 16, 1923 in
the Cox Springs District. The two-teacher facility, located
on lower Tenth Street just outside the western edge of Bowling
Green, had two classrooms measuring 22' x 30', each with
its own entrance and vestibule, two cloakrooms and a 12'
x 12' community room.
Reverand H.D. Carpenter, local African American leader and
educator, was no doubt the driving force behind the initiative
to build the Delafield School. Delafield cost $4,000 to
construct with contributions as follows: African Americans
$500; public funding $2,800; and Rosenwald $700. The plan
for the schoolhouse is show below.
Westerfield
Cole transported African American students in 1928 to
Delafield.
see map
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