Cusseta Industrial High School
Also known as: Cusseta Rosenwald School
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Why it's listed
Cusseta Industrial High School is a one-story, T-shaped frame school building on a ridge southeast of downtown Cusseta, Georgia. Completed in 1930, it follows the Rosenwald Fund's published Two-Teacher Community School plan, with two classrooms in the main block and an industrial room in the front cross-gable. It rests on brick piers, is clad in weatherboard, and has banks of windows to bring daylight into the classrooms. Construction cost $2,973, paid by the county, the Black community and the Rosenwald Fund. The school was the only high school open to African Americans in Chattahoochee County from 1930 until 1958, when a new, larger school replaced it. It was listed for its role in education, Black ethnic heritage and social history, and as a well-preserved example of Rosenwald school architecture. Its interior survives largely intact, with later changes including a small cloakroom and a kitchen in the former industrial room. It is among about 50 identified surviving Rosenwald schools in Georgia.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an excellent surviving example of an early 20th-century African-American school built with Rosenwald Fund support, following the fund's Community School Plans. It is significant under Criterion A for education, ethnic heritage (Black) and social history, and under Criterion C for architecture. It was the only high school available to African Americans in the county from 1930 to 1958, and it is among roughly 50 identified surviving Rosenwald schools in Georgia.
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 11000184, listed April 15, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 113 Sandy Rd, Cusseta |
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| County | Chattahoochee County |
| Listed | April 15, 2011 |
| Reference number | 11000184 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1930-1958 |
| Architectural style | Other: Rosenwald two-teacher community school |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education, Black, Social History |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by a local historic preservation society since 2008 and used as a dance studio from 1995 to the present; the interior is largely intact with minor alterations, and the privies no longer exist. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.30159, -84.77238 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 11000184.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16988937
- This listing as JSON
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