Dillon Graded School and Dillon Public School

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Dillon Graded and Dillon Public School
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Location405 W. Washington St., Dillon, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°25′18″N79°22′25″W / 34.4216°N 79.3737°W / 34.4216; -79.3737 Coordinates: 34°25′18″N79°22′25″W / 34.4216°N 79.3737°W / 34.4216; -79.3737
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
NRHP reference No. 14000818 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 2014

The Dillon Graded School and Dillon Public School, now the J. V. Martin Junior High School, are a pair of historic school buildings at 405 West Washington Street in Dillon, South Carolina. The Dillon Graded School, completed in 1896, is a two-story brick structure with a projecting tower section. The tower is adorned with round arches and brackets in the eaves. The Dillon Public School is also a two-story brick structure, but it was built in 1912 and is Classical Revival in style. It has a U-shaped plan, with its main facade facing North 3rd Avenue. This elevation features a full-height porch, supported by square columns and topped by a full gabled pediment. Additions were made to the school 1936 and 1957, and in 1970 it was renamed the J. V. Martin Junior High School. Its central core was destroyed by fire in 1980, but was re-built. [2]

The school buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic Architectural Survey of Dillon County, South Carolina" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-10-15.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)