Frank Evans High School Explained

Frank Evans High School
Location:142 S. Dean St., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.9492°N -81.9269°W
Built:, 1925, 1928
Architect:G. Lloyd Preacher & Company, Lockwood, Greene & Co., J. Frank Collins
Added:June 27, 2012
Refnum:12000373[1]

Frank Evans High School, also known as Evans Junior High School, is a historic high school building located at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1922, with additions completed in 1925 and 1928. It is a three-story, Collegiate Gothic style, masonry school building. The school became a junior high school in 1959 when the new Spartanburg High School was built.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

In summer 2009, Spartanburg Community College announced plans for a downtown Spartanburg presence, utilizing the historic Evans Building. Their goal was to provide a campus that would offer convenient access for under-served city residents. Classes began in Fall 2013 at the renovated building, referred to by SCC as the Evans Academic Center.[4]

The building renovation received the 2015 Adaptive Reuse Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects’ South Carolina Chapter. The building also earned a LEED Silver certification.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-07-06. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/25/12 through 6/29/12. National Park Service. 2014-07-20. 2014-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316200941/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120706.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Jill H. Rodgers . Frank Evans High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2012. pdf . 2014-07-01.
  3. Web site: Frank Evans High School, Spartanburg County (142 S. Dean St., Spartanburg). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-07-01.
  4. Web site: SCC Downtown Campus: Featuring the Evans Academic Center . August 14, 2015.
  5. Web site: Evans Building project gets state AIA award . August 14, 2015.