Grays Consolidated High School

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Grays Consolidated High School
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Grays Consolidated High School, June 2012
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LocationUS 278, Grays, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°40′27″N81°01′17″W / 32.6742°N 81.0215°W / 32.6742; -81.0215
Arealess than one acre
Built1931 (1931)
ArchitectSames, James Hagood; Knopf, J.J.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 07000986 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 2007
Removed from NRHPAugust 9, 2016

Grays Consolidated High School was a historic high school located at Grays, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was built in 1927 and rebuilt in 1931. It consisted of three projecting pavilions, with the central pavilion featuring decorative rafter tails, knee braces, and a two-part limestone inlaid plaque. Flanking this were projecting pavilions with hipped roofs. In 1931, the building was expanded with a large classroom wing extension and rear ell. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding - a brick boiler room/storage room. [2] [3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1] The school was demolished in March 2013, [4] and was removed from the National Register in 2016.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Linda H. Stanley (March 2007). "Grays Consolidated High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "Grays Consolidated High School, Jasper County (U.S. Hwy. 278, Grays)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. Champlin, Kelly (March 6, 2013). "End of Grays School Era". Jasper County Sun. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.