Old Batesburg-Leesville High School

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
Old Batesburg-Leesville High School is located in South Carolina
Old Batesburg-Leesville High School
Old Batesburg-Leesville High School is located in the United States
Old Batesburg-Leesville High School
LocationColumbia Ave at Shealy Rd, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina
Coordinates33°54′41″N 81°31′47″W / 33.9114°N 81.5297°W / 33.9114; -81.5297
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Built byScruggs & Ewing; Palmer-Spivey Co.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSBatesburg-Leesville MRA
NRHP reference No.82003893[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Old Batesburg-Leesville High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "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.