Central Graded School

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Central Graded School
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Central Graded School, March 2012
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Location309 Academy St.,
Union, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°43′3″N81°37′17″W / 34.71750°N 81.62139°W / 34.71750; -81.62139
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1891 (1891), 1899, 1904, c. 1930
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 78002534 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1978

Central Graded School, also known as Central School, is a historic school building located at Union, Union County, South Carolina. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, T-shaped Richardsonian Romanesque style brick building with the square bell tower. Rear additions were built in 1899, 1904, and about 1930. [2] [3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It is currently used by the University of South Carolina Union.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert P. Stockton; et al. (November 1977). "Central Graded School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Central Graded School, Union County (309 Academy St., Union)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.