Port Royal School
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Port Royal School | |
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| Location | 1214 Paris Ave., Port Royal, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′40″N 80°41′30″W / 32.37778°N 80.69167°WCoordinates: 32°22′40″N 80°41′30″W / 32.37778°N 80.69167°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival; Modern |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000163[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 2014 |
The Port Royal School is a historic school building at 1214 Paris Avenue in Port Royal, South Carolina. Its original main block is a two-story Colonial Revival structure designed by Wilson and Sompayrac and built in 1911. In 1954 a single-story brick Modern addition was added to the north of this building; it was designed by William Harleston of Halsey & Cummings. A second addition was made in 2002, further extending the 1954 building to the north. The building is believed to be the second-oldest active elementary school building in the state. It also contributed to the area's checkered history of the provision of so-called "separate but equal" educational facilities for whites and African Americans: the 1954 addition occurred at a time when the last elementary school for African Americans in Port Royal was closed, requiring the transportation of those students to Beaufort. The Port Royal School remained whites-only until 1964.[2]
The school was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/21/14 through 4/25/14. National Park Service. 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Port Royal School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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