Fenwick Two-room Schoolhouse
School # 3; District # 7

Fenwick Two-room School in 2002; photo courtesy Bob Lewis

Board of Education records show that in 1941, the school had two teachers who taught grades 1 - 4 and 5 - 7. At that time, there were 16 Black schools in St. Mary's County.

According to a UCAC informant, in the 1950s Fenwick School had two teachers, Ms. Florence Thomas Green who taught grades 1 - 3 and Ms. Betty Clark who taught grades 4 - 6. Students then went to Banneker School for grades 7 - 12.

Fenwick School is located just north of the corner of Maddox Road and Bushwood City Road.

This sign photographed while on display in the African American Schools Exhibit at Lexington Park Memorial Library is the original sign from the front of Fenwick School. The school was closed in 1957 and auctioned off into private residential use. The sign was sold with the property and remains in the proprietor's ownership. Text on the sign: