Fort White Public School Historic District

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Fort White Public School Historic District
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Location Fort White, Florida
Coordinates 29°55′32″N82°42′45″W / 29.92556°N 82.71250°W / 29.92556; -82.71250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No. 89002061 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1989

The Fort White Public School Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated on December 1, 1989) [2] located in Fort White, Florida. The district is near the intersection of East Dorch and North Bryant Streets. It contains 3 historic buildings.

Original Fort White School building, part of the Fort White Public School Historic District Fort White School Hist Dist01.jpg
Original Fort White School building, part of the Fort White Public School Historic District
Fort White Public School Auditorium at the original Fort White High School Fort White School Hist Dist06a.jpg
Fort White Public School Auditorium at the original Fort White High School

The original Fort White High School was constructed during 1915 in the masonry vernacular. The building included an Italianate tower and an auditorium was added in 1936. Separate elementary school classrooms were completed in 1938. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Columbia County National Register of Historic Places
  3. "Columbia County" Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Florida Division of Historical Resources, Florida's History Through Its Places