Update on the Mt Pleasant Church and School

Friends of the Sadieville Renaissance, Inc. has been working hard to save the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church and Rosenwald School located on the same property. They have been working with the City Commission, Ky Heritage Council, Scott County Historians, Ky Historical Society, Architechtural Historian, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Kentucky and an architect from Lexington, KY. It is a collaborative effort to save and restore the African American church that was built in the late 1800’s and the Rosenwald School that was built in the early 1900’s. If you are interested in helping save these important historical buildings, please call Cindy Foster at (502) 857-4576.

The City of Sadieville has received a $10,000.00 grant to restore the Rosenwald School. The Feasibilty Study and Historic Building Report was completed in February.

We also received $5,000.00 from the Alice Rosenwald Flexible Fund from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The funds will specifically be used for the foundation work for the school. The Architect submitted the foundation plans in August 2010 and the bidding process for the work will begin shortly after.

Sadieville also received $3,000.00 in Emergency Funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Southern Region Office to stabalize the roof of the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church. The funds were also used for water drainage problems.