Marion High School (South Carolina) Explained

Marion High School
Location:719 N. Main St., Marion, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.185°N -79.4014°W
Built:-1924
Architect:Wilkins, W.J. & Co.; McBride, J.F.
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:June 6, 2001
Refnum:01000631

Marion High School is a historic school building located at Marion, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built in 1923–1924, and is a one-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.[1] [2] The building now serves as the headquarters for the Marion County School District.[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheryl Allread . Marion High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 2000. pdf . 22 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Marion High School, Marion County (719 N. Main St., Mullins) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 22 February 2014.
  3. http://www.marion.k12.sc.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 Marion County School District