National Register of Historic Places

Wright, Mary H., Elementary School

Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Listed
August 2, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000798

About this property

Mary H. Wright Elementary School is a former school building in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 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. In 2022, it was renovated into Schoolhouse Lofts, a 53-unit apartment development. It is named after Mary Honor Farrow Wright. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2007.

Location

201 Caulder Ave.
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
34.93449, -81.92672

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid into South Carolina — April-May 1865
1865Civil War
1.1 mi
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1865Civil War
1.1 mi
Battle of Musgrove's Mill
1780Revolutionary War
1.8 mi
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2.5 mi

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When was Wright, Mary H., Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Wright, Mary H., Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 2007.

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Wright, Mary H., Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wright, Mary H., Elementary School is recorded as the industrial era.

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