United States historic place
| Allen-White School | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 School in August 2010, before fire | |
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| Location | 100 Allen Extension Street Whiteville, Tennessee United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′01″N 89°08′51″W / 35.3335°N 89.1476°W / 35.3335; -89.1476 |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1918 (1918) |
| Architect | Dresslar, Fletcher; Smith, Samuel L. |
| Architectural style | Rosenwald Plan 6A |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001214 |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 2005 |
The Allen-White School, also known as Hardeman County Training School, was a Rosenwald school in Whiteville, Tennessee, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Description
The school was started in 1905 as Hardeman County Training School, a school for African Americans that held classes in a Masonic lodge building. The school was led by Jessie C. Allen, who is one of the two men that Allen-White School was later named for. Circa 1918–1920, the school's own building was built on donated land with a $4000 bank loan obtained by the school's trustees, matched by a $4000 donation from the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
The school's second namesake, J.H. White, became school principal in the 1928–1929 school year. In 1930 the school added a junior high school program and in 1932 it expanded to include the four grades of high school. The school's first high school class graduated in 1933. Allen-White was Hardeman County's only high school for African Americans and enrolled students from throughout the county; some students boarded in Whiteville in order to attend.
After it closed as a school, the building was acquired by an organization associated with the El Canaan Missionary Baptist Church.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was destroyed in an arson fire in May 2012. Alumni of the school hoped to rebuild it and contracted with an engineering company to investigate the feasibility of reconstruction.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Allen-White's History" (Notes for a school reunion, circa 1980s).
- ^ "Allen-White School: correspondence regarding historic registers" (metadata). Middle Tennessee State University.
- ^ Smeltser, Jennifer (December 12, 2012). "Allen-White High School: More than 75 years worth of history will never be destroyed". Bolivar Bulletin-Times.
- "Whiteville". Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- Harper, Herbert L. (November 28, 2005). "Letter to Reverend Guy Hendree". Tennessee Historical Commission.
External links
- Allen-White High School collection Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee, Tennessee Electronic Library
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
- Buildings and structures in Hardeman County, Tennessee
- Rosenwald schools in Tennessee
- School buildings completed in 1918
- School buildings in the United States destroyed by arson
- Arson in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places in Hardeman County, Tennessee
- 1918 establishments in Tennessee
- Educational institutions established in 1905