Tamassee DAR School

Tamassee DAR School
Location Tamassee, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°53′1″N 83°1′4″W / 34.88361°N 83.01778°W / 34.88361; -83.01778Coordinates: 34°53′1″N 83°1′4″W / 34.88361°N 83.01778°W / 34.88361; -83.01778
NRHP Reference # 12000289[1]
Added to NRHP May 16, 2012

The Tamassee DAR School is a school in Tamassee, South Carolina, founded in 1919 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to serve the underprivileged children of Appalachia.[2][3][4] Historic buildings can be observed on the DAR School campus. The school survives and thrives to this day, consistently graduating classes of children between the ages of 7 and 18.[5]

The school was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/25/12 through 6/29/12". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Meek, Martin (March 28, 2012). "Tamassee DAR School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Tamassee DAR School, Oconee County (1925 Bumgardner Dr., Tamassee)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.tdarschool.org/dynamicdata/History.aspx?id=2&sid=159&menuid=2
  5. ↑ http://www.kraeszig.com/wizard_of_tamassee
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