Wardlaw Junior High School Explained

Wardlaw Junior High School
Location:1003 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.0125°N -81.0425°W
Built:-1927
Architect:Urquhart, J. B.
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:September 13, 1984
Refnum:84002096

Wardlaw Junior High School, also known as Wardlaw Middle School, is a historic Middle school located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a three-story, rectangular brick structure with a central courtyard. It features Gothic window tracery, arched entrances with one-story porches, and decorative cast stone panels. It was the first junior high school building in South Carolina.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register Staff, Nancy Fox, and Terry Floyd. Wardlaw Junior High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 1984 . 2014-01-07.
  2. Web site: Wardlaw Junior High School, Richland County (1003 Elmwood Ave., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.