Noble Hill School
Why it's listed
Built in 1923 west of Cassville in Bartow County, Georgia, this one-story, weather-boarded school served Black children until 1955. It follows a Rosenwald plan for two-teacher schools, with two classrooms, an industrial arts room, two cloak rooms and two entrance vestibules. The building has a sheet metal roof, two brick chimneys and a rock foundation, and much of its original flooring, walls, doors and blackboards survive. It had no plumbing and was heated by coal or wood stoves. The school was one of two Rosenwald schools in the county, funded in part by the state, local citizens and the fund begun by Chicago merchant Julius Rosenwald. It closed in 1955 when the county's Black schools were consolidated into Bartow Elementary School. The nomination highlights its standardized architecture, its role in public education for Black children, and its graduates, many of whom went on to college and advanced degrees. At listing the building was deteriorated and unoccupied.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a good example of a standardized Rosenwald two-teacher school plan and one of two Rosenwald schools in Bartow County. It is also significant for its role in educating Black children from 1923 to 1955 and for its link to philanthropist Julius Rosenwald.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87001103, listed July 2, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Gaddis Rd., Cassville |
|---|---|
| County | Bartow County |
| Listed | July 2, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87001103 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- (specific date 1923) |
| Architectural style | Rosenwald school (standardized two-teacher plan) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Black, Education, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | At the time of nomination the building was deteriorated and unoccupied; it had been abandoned as a school in 1955. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 34.24330, -84.85447 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87001103.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134085767
- This listing as JSON
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