Baltimore County LPC supports National Register nomination for Halethorpe Colored School (a Rosenwald school)
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Summary
Staff recommended and the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to support a National Register nomination for the Halethorpe Colored School, citing its association with Julius Rosenwald Fund school program and local African American educational history.
The Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to support a National Register nomination for the Halethorpe Colored School, a 1924 two‑teacher Rosenwald school in East Halethorpe that served African American students until 1944.
Staff told the commission the building, designed by Smith & May and financed in part by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, meets National Register criterion A at the local level for education and African American ethnic heritage. "The Halethorpe Colored School was built in 1924 for the Baltimore County Board of Education and financed in part through the Rosenwald Fund," staff said during the presentation.
The nomination packet places the school in the statewide Rosenwald context and documents the community contribution and matching funds typical of the Rosenwald building program. Staff recommended the commission support the nomination and forward its recommendation to the Maryland Historical Trust. The commission voted to support the nomination in the same combined motion that considered the Eliasburg Residence.
Staff noted the property already has local landmark designation (added to the Baltimore County landmarks list in April 2020); the National Register nomination recognizes the school's broader significance under the Rosenwald schools multiple property context. The LPC action transmits the county’s CLG recommendation to MHT; final listing on the National Register would be decided by state and federal review.
