Remington School #15 (aka “Piney Ridge”). Class picture, taken @1900.Photo courtesy of the Brown/ Gibson family archives
| Name | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Town School | Midland |  |
| Rectortown School | Rectortown |  |
| Routts Hill School | Bealeton |  |
| Crest Hill School | Flint Hill |  |
| Greenville School | Greenville |  |
| Piney Ridge School | Remington |  |
| Orlean School | Orlean |  |
| Rosenwald School(County Training Center) | Warrenton |  |
| All Rosenwald Schools in Fauquier | ||
| A vast library of photos and details on historic Rosenwald schools in Fauquier County can be found by visiting the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County using the following search criteria |
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Bethel School | Marshall |
| Blackwell Town School | Midland |
| Cherry Hill School | Linden |
| Crest Hill School | Flint Hill |
| Fenny Hill School | Upperville |
| Foster Hill School | Marshall |
| Goldvein School | Goldvein |
| Good Hope School | Somerville |
| Hitch School | Flint Hill |
| Hume School | Flint Hill |
| Hurleytown School | Warrenton |
| John Barton Payne High School | Remington |
| Lake Field School | Rectortown |
| Landmark School | Middleburg |
| Litchfield School | Remington |
| Merry School | Midland |
| Midland School | Midland |
| Morgantown School | Morgantown |
| Pilgrim Rest School | Thoroughfare Gap |
| Piney Mountain School | Jeffersonton |
| Piney Ridge School | Remington |
| Public School Number 18 (Broken link fixed) | Marshall |
| Rosenwald School | Warrenton |
| Saint Stephens School | Catlett |
| Turkey Run School | Catlett |
| Waterloo School | Jeffersonton |
County Training Center (Rosenwald)
Catlett School.
Below are three links to YouTube videos created by the students of Liberty High School…
Blackwelltown School – AP US History Project
Routt’s Hill School – AP US History Project
Piney Ridge School – AP US History Project
Sources:
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, 2015, “Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County Online Database”, retrieved 5/22/2015 from http://www.aahafauquier.org/
Fisk University, 2001, “Fisk University Rosenwald Fund Card File Database”, retrieved 5/22/2015 from http://rosenwald.fisk.edu/
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2001, “History of the Rosenwald School Program”, retrieved 5/17/2015 from http://www.preservationnation.org/rosenwald/history.html
Place Keeper, 2014, Future Works LLC, retrieved 5/22/2015 from http://www.placekeeper.com/
Virginia Home Town Locator, 2015, “Fauquier County VA Historical Schools”, retrieved 5/22/2015 from http://virginia.hometownlocator.com/features/historical,class,school,scfips,51061.cfm
Wikipedia, 2015, “Julius Rosenwald”, retrieved 5/17/2015 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Rosenwald
This brings back so many memories. I loved my days at the Piney Ridge school, though by then it was called Remington Grade School.
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Sadly, the Routts Hill Rosenwald school fell victim to developer greed. Rockwood Homes, Inc purchased the school and property in April of 2018 for $43,000. By August of 2018, the school was gone and a cheesy, base model house stood in its place.
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That’s a shame. The last I heard, that school was to be a museum or refurbished as a replica of its former self. I wasn’t expecting this news, thank you
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I had heard the same. I don’t know what derailed this. It is incredibly sad that people choose profit over preservation.
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