Newtown Elementary School
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Newtown Elementary School | |
 Newtown Elementary building, in 2012 | |
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| Location | 3115 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°01′14″N 84°16′08″W / 34.02056°N 84.26889°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000739[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 2006 |
Newtown Elementary School, in what is now Johns Creek, Georgia, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2006.[1]
History
The school was deemed significant as "a good example of an elementary school built with minimal details or embellishments, just a functioning four-room school building with central assembly room," built in a rural area just before the Great Depression. It originally had pot-bellied stoves and outdoor privies.[2]
It replaced four separate one-room schoolhouses in what was then Milton County, Georgia, as the last school built in the county, before Milton was merged into Fulton County for financial reasons including the economic effects of the boll weevil. The property includes two contributing buildings besides the school: a storage shed and a community building. Its main building is H-shaped.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.; Jessica Lavandier (May 1, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newtown Elementary School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2021. With accompanying 16 photos from 2004
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, Georgia Category:Johns Creek, Georgia Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1929 Category:Schools in Georgia (U.S. state)