Demopolis Public School | |
Location: | Demopolis, Alabama |
Coordinates: | 32.5108°N -87.8384°W |
Built: | 1914 |
Architect: | Lockwood, Frank |
Builder: | Clancy & Neely |
Architecture: | Beaux Arts |
Added: | October 28, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83003453 |
The Demopolis Public School also known as Demopolis Junior High School is a historic public school building in the city of Demopolis, Alabama. It was designed by architect Frank Lockwood in the Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1914. The new two-story brick building replaced an earlier two-story Queen Anne style wood-frame structure that was built in 1889 and burned in 1913. The contractors for the new building were J.T. Clancy and W.M. Neely. The building continued as a part of the Demopolis City School System until it closed its doors in June 1981.[1] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983. The building now houses a theater group, the Canebrake Players.[1]
The site was previously occupied by Marengo Military Academy building, which was destroyed by fire in 1913.