Marion High School (South Carolina)

Marion High School
Location 719 N. Main St., Marion, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°11′6″N 79°24′5″W / 34.18500°N 79.40139°W / 34.18500; -79.40139Coordinates: 34°11′6″N 79°24′5″W / 34.18500°N 79.40139°W / 34.18500; -79.40139
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)-1924
Architect Wilkins, W.J. & Co.; McBride, J.F.
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference # 01000631[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 2001

Marion High School is a historic school building located at Marion, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built in 1923-1924, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick building. The building’s main façade features baroque massing with projecting central and end pavilions. When built, the school included a gymnasium, a physics and chemistry laboratory, a domestic science department with sewing and cooking rooms, agriculture laboratory, and a commercial department. The building served as a high school until 1975, then became the home for Marion Elementary School until 1994.[2][3] The building now serves as the headquarters for the Marion County School District.[4]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Cheryl Allread (November 2000). "Marion High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Marion High School, Marion County (719 N. Main St., Mullins)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Marion County School District


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