Old Town Elementary School | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Old Town, Florida |
Country | U.S. |
Coordinates | 29°35′27″N82°58′54″W / 29.590793°N 82.9817°W |
Construction started | 1909 |
Completed | 1910; auditorium 1930 |
Client | County Board of Public Instruction |
The former Old Town Elementary School is an historic two-story, four-classroom school building in Old Town, Dixie County, Florida. Built in 1909-1910 of bricks fired on site, it is the oldest public building in Dixie County. In 1930 the auditorium was built by George Levingston. In 1999, it was replaced by a new school. Today it is operated by the Dixie County Historical Society as the Dixie County Cultural Center, with space for its office, a local history museum and a library. [1] [2] [3]
In 1989, the school complex was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press. [2]
Old Town is an unincorporated community in Dixie County, Florida, United States, located at US 19–ALT 27-98 and State Road 349. The ZIP Code for Old Town is 32680.
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