Marion High School
Marion High School (South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Marion High School (South Carolina)
Marion High School (South Carolina) is located in the United States
Marion High School (South Carolina)
Location719 N. Main St., Marion, South Carolina
Coordinates34°11′6″N 79°24′5″W / 34.18500°N 79.40139°W / 34.18500; -79.40139
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1923 (1923)-1924
ArchitectWilkins, W.J. & Co.; McBride, J.F.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.01000631[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2001

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.[2][3] The building now serves as the headquarters for the Marion County School District.[4]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cheryl Allread (November 2000). "Marion High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Marion High School, Marion County (719 N. Main St., Mullins)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ Marion County School District Archived 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine


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