Purchase - Plan - preservation
Restoration
The Purchase
Rosenwald
We purchased the Concord Rosenwald property from the owner in 2008 for $10,000. The building had suffered significant damage from Gulf Coast hurricanes. Trees had grown around the building and 40% of the tin roof had been blown off or damaged. The original tin roof was constructed without decking which allowed the rainwater to easily penetrate the ceiling, walls, and floors of the 80-year-old building.
The Plan
Alumni
In 2008, we engaged an Architectural firm to create a Master Plan with documentation of the existing conditions and history of the structure as well as provide recommendations for preservation and rehabilitation. The plan recommended immediate steps to curtail deterioration with the most critical issues being the roof and floors. The Master Plan cost $4,500.
The Preservation
Community
In December 2021 we were notified of a grant opportunity from the Rural African American Heritage Grant Program through Preservation Texas and administered by the National Park Service. The grant targets included rural historic buildings. Our Rosenwald School structure qualified for submission of an application. CHSAA’s preliminary application was selected as one of fifteen finalists for a maximum $75,000 reimbursable grant. CHSAA submitted a final application on June 30, 2022. CHSAA was awarded a $75,000 grant announced September 1, 2022.
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Considering the importance of the men involved, the impact the schoolhouses had on
African American education and the development of school architecture, and the rekindled
interest in Rosenwald schools, there was surprisingly little recent information about Rosenwald
schools and the Rosenwald school-building program