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.[2][3]
Old Batesburg-Leesville High School | |
 Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, August 2012 | |
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| Location | Columbia Ave at Shealy Rd, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′41″N 81°31′47″W / 33.9114°N 81.5297°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920 |
| Built by | Scruggs & Ewing; Palmer-Spivey Co. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Batesburg-Leesville MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003893[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
The building was demolished in August 2017 due to vandalism, asbestos concerns, and plumbing issues.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Old Batesburg-Leesville High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Old Batesburg-Leesville High School, Lexington County (Columbia Ave., Leesville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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