Tuskegee University
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Photo, circa early 1900s. Children's house was located on the main campus. Student teachers did practice teaching at the Children's House. Built in 1901, it was the elementary school for children of teachers and townspeople. Children learned gardening and farming on the two acres around the house. Students were also taught the basics of proper housework, including cooking and gardening.
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