Main Street Grammar School Explained

Union High School-Main Street Grammar School
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:401 E. Main St.,
Union, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.716°N -81.6197°W
Architect:J.S. Starr
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:July 20, 1989
Refnum:89000797

Main Street Grammar School, also known as Union High School, is a historic school building located at Union, Union County, South Carolina. It was built in 1909 and is a two-story, brick Neo-Classical building. It features a brick parapet, central projecting bay and large pedimented portico. In 1965, the Union Campus of the University of South Carolina acquired the building and rehabilitated it to serve as its main campus building.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is located in the East Main Street-Douglass Heights Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Tracy Power and H. Thomas Shaw. Union High School-Main Street Grammar School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 1988. pdf . 2014-07-01.
  2. Web site: Union High School-Main St. Grammar School, Union County (E. Main & N. Church Sts., Union). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-07-01.