Demopolis Public School
Demopolis Public School | |
Location | Demopolis, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°30′39″N 87°50′18″W / 32.5108°N 87.8384°W |
Built | 1914 |
Built by | Clancy & Neely |
Architect | Lockwood, Frank |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 83003453[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1983 |
The Demopolis Public School also known as Demopolis Junior High School is a historic public school building in the city of Demopolis, Alabama.[1] It was designed by architect Frank Lockwood in the Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1914. The new two-story brick building replaced an earlier two-story Queen Anne style wood-frame structure that was built in 1889 and burned in 1913. The contractors for the new building were J.T. Clancy and W.M. Neely. The building continued as a part of the Demopolis City School System until it closed its doors in June 1981.[2] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983.[1] The building now houses a theater group, the Canebrake Players.[2]
The site was previously occupied by Marengo Military Academy building, which was destroyed by fire in 1913.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 4. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X
- National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Alabama
- School buildings completed in 1914
- Defunct schools in Alabama
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1981
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs