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Moultrie High School
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Location401 7th Ave. SW, Moultrie, Georgia
Coordinates 31°10′20″N83°47′40″W / 31.172222°N 83.794444°W / 31.172222; -83.794444
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1928-1929
Built byW.J. Pippin
Architect William J.J. Chase
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 82002398 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982

The Moultrie High School in Moultrie, Georgia, United States was built in 1928-1929 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It later became the Colquitt County Arts Center, which offers art classes and other services. [2]

It is a one-story U-shaped brick building covering most of an entire block which was built in Georgian Revival style. It was designed by architect William J.J. Chase and was built by Moultrie contractor W.J. Pippin. The brick is laid in Flemish bond. [3]

The Arts Center began as a project of the Moultrie Service League in 1977. [4]

McCall art collection. He personally selected and donated to the Colquitt County Arts Center each piece of art in the collection, which is housed in the

A permanent McCall Gallery at the Colquitt County Arts Center houses the William Frank McCall Jr. Permanent Collection.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Colquitt County Arts Center
  3. Carolyn Brooks (March 20, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moultrie High School". National Park Service . Retrieved May 4, 2017. With nine photos from 1980.
  4. Connie Fritz Colquitt County Arts Center (April 8, 2017). "Arts Center: How it all began". Moultrie Observer.