Kate Duncan Smith DAR School

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Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
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Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
6077 Main Street

35747

United States
Coordinates 34°32′0″N86°15′11″W / 34.53333°N 86.25306°W / 34.53333; -86.25306
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Type Public
Established1924(100 years ago) (1924)
School district Marshall County Schools
CEEB code 011285
Grades K-12
Campus240 acres (97 ha)
Campus typeRural
Nickname Patriots
Website www.kdsdar.org
Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School
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Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
ArchitectAlfred, A.M.; Campbell, L.W.
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 02000478 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 2002

The Kate Duncan Smith DAR School is a K-12 public school in Grant, Alabama.

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History

The school was established in 1924 and operates under a public-private partnership between the Marshall County School System and the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The historic core of campus covers 15 acres (6 ha) and contains 12 buildings, constructed between 1924 and 1957. Buildings are constructed in Craftsman style of local stone or logs. It is one of only two schools in the country (the other being the Tamassee DAR School in South Carolina) that is owned by the DAR. [2] Following the end of World War II, DAR President General May Erwin Talmadge redistributed funds to the school from the DAR War Fund. [3] The Doris White Auditorium and Gymnasium at the school, and it's endowment fund, were dedicated in honor of DAR President General Doris Pike White on October 24, 1961. [4] [5]

The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  2. Tucker, Leslie; Christy Anderson; Trina Binkley (November 19, 2001). "Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. https://www.dar.org/national-society/dar-presidents-general
  4. Rebecca C. Baird, Briana L. Diaz, Amanda M. Fulcher, Ann Arnold Hunter, Laurean T. Pope, Tracy E. Robinson (January 1, 2013). The Wide Blue Sash (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. ISBN   1892237164.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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