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Mary_H._Wright_Elementary_School Latitude and Longitude:
34°56′05″N 81°55′35″W / 34.9347°N 81.9265°W / 34.9347; -81.9265
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Wright, Mary H., Elementary School
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Location201 Caulder Ave., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°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 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ Plaag, Eric W. (December 29, 2006). "Mary H. Wright Elementary School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ Rollins, Asia (2022-09-30). "Spartanburg's original Mary H. Wright Elementary building now open as Schoolhouse Lofts". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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