Coweta County GaArchives Photo Place.....Walter B. Hill Industrial  
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The Walter B. Hill Industrial School was named in honor of the Special 
Supervisor of Negro Education when it opened in 1927. In Georgia, the 
Rosenwald Fund provided grants for 242 school buildings during segregation. 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed Rosenwald Schools as 
one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2002.

One historic resource in question was Turin's Walter B. Hill Industrial 
School, a Rosenwald school. The Walter B. Hill Industrial School opened in 
1927. The school was a three teacher, wooden building. The Rosenwald Fund 
provided a grant that required matching contributions. African Americans 
contributed 32% of the construction costs and the Rosenwald Fund 
contributed 30%. The remaining contributions were from whites (19%) and 
public funds (19%).

Three teachers taught 80-90 students at Walter B. Hill. Their monthly 
salaries were $12. The Walter B. Hill Industrial School was the first of 
six Rosenwald schools built in Coweta County, and was the only one to offer 
industrial classes. In fact, the school was the only vocational school for 
African Americans in Coweta County until it was consolidated in 1953. When 
the school closed, the building became town property, and it was used for 
storage of the town's fire department equipment.

The Walter B. Hill Industrial School was determined eligible for listing in 
the National Register of Historic Places, as this rare African American 
resource is one of the few remaining Rosenwald schools in Georgia.

Additional Comments:

African American Programs Coordinator
Reflections Editor
Historic Preservation Division, GA DNR

For more information:
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