Port Royal School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Port Royal Elementary

Street Address:

1214 12th St.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

025-555

Control Number:

U/13/025-555

Tax Number:

R110 011 000 0024 0000

Date Surveyed:

May 13 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1911

Alteration Date:

circa 1940

Historic Use:

Defense

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Roof Shape:

gable-on-hip

Signficant Architectural Features:

Rectangular 2 story stuccoed masonry 3 x 2 bay school building w/gable on hip roof; 2 story rear 1 x 2 bay addition; rear 1 additions; water table

Alterations:

a 1 addition was constructed to the rear ca. 140; the entrance was reworked and the building repainted by ca. 1970; underwent rehabilitation in 1997

Historical Information:

Datestone reads: "Erected by the / County and Town / Through the Efforts / of the Civic League / 1911." According to information provided by the Historic Port Royal Foundation, the school was originally red brick and housed six grades in two rooms. It is

Source of Historical Information:

Historic Port Royal Foundation.

Quadrangle Name:

Beaufort

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