Old Batesburg-Leesville High School Explained

Old Batesburg-Leesville High School
Location:Columbia Ave at Shealy Rd, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.9114°N -81.5297°W
Builder:Scruggs & Ewing; Palmer-Spivey Co.
Architecture:Tudor Revival
Added:July 6, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82003893

The Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, also known as Batesburg-Leesville Middle School, was a historic school building located in Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. Built in 1921, the two-story, red brick structure, set on a raised basement, was designed in the Tudor Gothic Revival style. Notable features included a low parapet roof banded in concrete, flanking pavilions, and a Tudor arched entranceway.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The building was demolished in August 2017 due to vandalism, asbestos concerns, and plumbing issues.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: unknown . Old Batesburg-Leesville High School . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . June 22, 2014.
  2. Web site: Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, Lexington County (Columbia Ave., Leesville). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 22, 2014.