Old Batesburg-Leesville High School

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Old Batesburg-Leesville High School
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Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, August 2012
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LocationColumbia Ave at Shealy Rd, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°54′41″N81°31′47″W / 33.9114°N 81.5297°W / 33.9114; -81.5297
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Built byScruggs & Ewing; Palmer-Spivey Co.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPS Batesburg-Leesville MRA
NRHP reference No. 82003893 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 6, 1982

The Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, also known as Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, was a historic school building located in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. Built in 1921, the two-story, red brick structure , set on a raised basement, was designed in the Tudor Gothic Revival style. Notable features included a low parapet roof banded in concrete, flanking pavilions, and a Tudor arched entranceway. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

The building was demolished in August 2017 due to vandalism, asbestos concerns, and plumbing issues.

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References

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