Mary H. Wright Elementary School

Wright, Mary H., Elementary School
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Location201 Caulder Ave., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates34°56′05″N 81°55′35″W / 34.9347°N 81.9265°W / 34.9347; -81.9265
Area8.9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1951
ArchitectHudson, W. Manchester; Chapman, A. Hugh Jr.
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.07000798[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mary H. Wright Elementary School, Spartanburg County (201 Caulder Ave., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Plaag, Eric W. (December 29, 2006). "Mary H. Wright Elementary School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Rollins, Asia (September 30, 2022). "Spartanburg's original Mary H. Wright Elementary building now open as Schoolhouse Lofts". The Post and Courier. Retrieved December 6, 2022.


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