Hampton County · Marker 25-26
Brunson Rosenwald School
N. Broad St., near intersection with Preacher St., Brunson
Front inscription
The Brunson Rosenwald School, also known as the Brunson Colored School, was built on this site in 1925-26. The two-teacher schoolhouse was one of four in Hampton County that was funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation (1917-1932). The school was constructed at a total cost of $2,700 and served the African American community here from 1926 until 1954.
Allen Elementary School
Brunson Rosenwald School was replaced by Allen Elementary School in 1954. Allen Elementary was one of many schools in S.C. built as part of the state’s “school equalization program.” It remained a segregated school for African American students until the county desegregated schools in 1969-70. It was given to the Committee for the Betterment of Poor People and then the Town of Brunson.