National Register of Historic Places

Newtown Elementary School

Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
August 29, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000739

About this property

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. 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. 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 in 1931 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. It is the sole historic place in Johns Creek which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed with location being in unincorporated area of Fulton County, near Alpharetta. Later in the listing year of 2006, Johns Creek was officially incorporated as a city. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia

Location

3115 Old Alabama Rd.
Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia
34.02064, -84.26892

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When was Newtown Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Newtown Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Newtown Elementary School?

Newtown Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Newtown Elementary School?

The period of significance for Newtown Elementary School is recorded as the industrial era.

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