Millen High School

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Millen High School
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Site of the old high school
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Location100 Cleveland Ave., Millen, Georgia
Coordinates 32°48′19″N81°56′33″W / 32.80528°N 81.94250°W / 32.80528; -81.94250
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1922
Built byArnold Construction Co.
ArchitectScroggs and Ewing (1922 building)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000842 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 2002

Millen High School is a high school in Millen, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The listing included two contributing buildings and one non-contributing building. [1]

The present high school serving the area is the Jenkins County High School, in Millen.

The main building was built in 1922, and was designed by Augusta architects Scroggs & Ewing. It is a two-story T-shaped wood-frame building with a brick veneer. It has Classical Revival elements. [2]

A second, one-story L-shaped building was built during 1941–1943. It was started as a Works Progress Administration-funded project, and it served as an elementary school. [2]

A lunchroom building was built in 1962 in between the other two buildings, and linked by covered walkways. [2]

All three buildings in the historic school building complex have been demolished. [3]

Debris from the demolition of the Old Primary School was burned in April 2011. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Holly L. Anderson and Art Johnson (October 30, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Millen High School". National Park Service . Retrieved April 22, 2017. With 27 photos (see photo captions pages 12-13 in text document).
  3. As of 2017, Google satellite view shows no buildings where the complex was located. Google Streetview dated May 2014, accessed April 22, 2017, shows an empty lot.
  4. Deborah Bennett (April 27, 2011). "BOE burns Old Primary School debris". The Millen News. Retrieved April 22, 2017.