Port Royal School

The Port Royal School is a historic South Carolina school building. It is located at 1214 Paris Avenue in the town of Port Royal. 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]

Port Royal School
Exterior, Port Royal School
Location1214 Paris Ave., Port Royal, South Carolina
Coordinates32°22′40″N 80°41′30″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
Architectural styleColonial Revival; Modern
NRHP reference No.14000163[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 2014
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The school was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Port Royal School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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