National Register of Historic Places

Poynor Junior High School

Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
Listed
May 18, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002194

About this property

Poynor School is a historic school building constructed from 1906 to 1908 in Florence, South Carolina. It was designed by local architect William J. Wilkins and was the contractor's first commission as an architect. Now known as Poynor Junior High School, it is located at 301 South Dargan Street and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (May 19, 1983). The three-story brick building is in a Neoclassical Georgian Revival style. Construction was carried out by J.F. Ong of Columbia, South Carolina according to plans by W.J. Wilkins who revised the original plans by Charles Coker Wilson. The building includes features a central tetrastyle colossal Ionic portico with six bays on either side of the portico and four-bay pavilions at each end of the main block. A banquet for President William Howard Taft was held at the school in 1910. The building and grounds have also been used for recitals, concerts, meetings, lectures, tournaments, fundraisers, and extracurricular classes.

Location

301 S. Dargan St.
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina
34.19339, -79.76540

Categories

EDUCATION
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Sources

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When was Poynor Junior High School listed on the National Register?

Poynor Junior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Poynor Junior High School?

Poynor Junior High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Poynor Junior High School is recorded as the industrial era.

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