About this property
Gray Court-Owings School is a historic school building located at Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina. The building consists of a two-story central brick building constructed in 1914, with a flanking one-story brick-veneered high school building and a one-story brick-veneered auditorium, both built in 1928. The flanking buildings are designed in the Colonial Revival style with Tuscan order porticos. A two-story Tuscan order portico was added to the entrance of the 1914 building in 1928. A contributing one-story frame potato house was built in the 1930s to help local farmers preserve their crops.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 04000354. It was listed on April 20, 2004.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
When was Gray Court-Owings School listed on the National Register?
Gray Court-Owings School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2004.
What type of historic resource is Gray Court-Owings School?
Gray Court-Owings School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Gray Court-Owings School?
The period of significance for Gray Court-Owings School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1914.
Can I research the history near Gray Court-Owings School?
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