National Register of Historic Places

East Side School

Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
Listed
December 16, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000444

About this property

The East Side School in Thomasville, Georgia, United States was built in 1915 and was the first purpose-built public school building in Thomas County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is a two-story-with-basement T-shaped brick red building. Its brick is laid in common bond and it has buff-colored brick trim at windows, entrances, and corner quoins. Terra cotta is also used in detailing; the roof is red vitrified clay tile. Its NRHP nomination asserts that "The most outstanding feature of the interior is the flooring. All of the floors are of rift pine, i.e., quarter sawn, long leaf yellow pine of virgin growth, cut in the Thomasville area." It was built to serve the first seven grades; other grades were covered by the high school, which was in an 1875 brick building which had served as South Georgia College of Agriculture and Mechanical Art. It was presumably for white students only when built; the date of desegregation, if that occurred before closure, is not noted.

Location

120 N. Hansell St.
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
30.84407, -83.97420

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Action at Thomasville (Brooks County GA 1865)
1865Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Fowltown (Nov 1817)
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When was East Side School listed on the National Register?

East Side School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1977.

What type of historic resource is East Side School?

East Side School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for East Side School?

The period of significance for East Side School is recorded as the industrial era.

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