Wright, Mary H., Elementary School | |
Location | 201 Caulder Ave., Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°56′05″N 81°55′35″W / 34.9347°N 81.9265°W |
Area | 8.9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1951 |
Architect | Hudson, W. Manchester; Chapman, A. Hugh Jr. |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP reference No. | 07000798 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 3, 2007 |
Mary H. Wright Elementary School is a former school building in Spartanburg, South Carolina. [2] It was constructed in 1951 as part of SC Governor James F. Byrnes's attempt to establish " separate but equal" facilities in order to avoid desegregation of schools. After integration, it continued to serve as an elementary school until 2001, when a new school of the same name was constructed nearby. The building served as a learning center and then a housing authority office over the next several years until it was left vacant in 2016. [3] In 2022, it was renovated into Schoolhouse Lofts, a 53-unit apartment development. [4]
It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2007. [1]
Wright, Mary H., Elementary School | |
Location | 201 Caulder Ave., Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°56′05″N 81°55′35″W / 34.9347°N 81.9265°W |
Area | 8.9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1951 |
Architect | Hudson, W. Manchester; Chapman, A. Hugh Jr. |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP reference No. | 07000798 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 3, 2007 |
Mary H. Wright Elementary School is a former school building in Spartanburg, South Carolina. [2] It was constructed in 1951 as part of SC Governor James F. Byrnes's attempt to establish " separate but equal" facilities in order to avoid desegregation of schools. After integration, it continued to serve as an elementary school until 2001, when a new school of the same name was constructed nearby. The building served as a learning center and then a housing authority office over the next several years until it was left vacant in 2016. [3] In 2022, it was renovated into Schoolhouse Lofts, a 53-unit apartment development. [4]
It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2007. [1]