The Administration Building, constructed in 1926 and paid for by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, is a rare example of a concrete-block Rosenwald school building. It is the only surviving Rosenwald building of its type, out of at least thirty mostly wood-framed identical buildings that were built in the state. This building is listed as a contributing element (element #1) in the Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 16 May 2016. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark at owner request on 14 November 2002. It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 305, in the listing for Prentiss Institute, PW8). |