Felton Training School & Teacherage

Felton Training School was completed in 1925 with partial financing from the Rosenwald Fund and was a four-teacher school for African American students built according to Rosenwald floor plan no. 400. It served as a practice school supporting Normal School instruction at S.C. State A&M, now S.C. State U. In 1927, a Rosenwald-supported teacherage was built to complete the teacher training center. The school was named for J.B. Felton, S.C. Supervisor of African American Schools from 1919 to 1948 and an advocate for Rosenwald School construction. It drew students from Orangeburg public schools, and for families who could afford the small attendance fees, its selective program was viewed as the best option for educating their children. In 1964, the original school was replaced by a new facility.

Orangeburg, South Carolina · United States