Mather School Gymtorium
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
935 Ribaut Rd.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-720
Control Number:
U/13/025-720
Tax Number:
R120 005 000 0190 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 7 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1961
Historic Use:
Recreation & Culture
Current Use:
Recreation & Culture
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Brick
Foundation Materials:
Not Visible
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Roof Materials:
industrial metal
Porch Width:
over 1 bay, less than full
Signficant Architectural Features:
Rectangular 1.5 story 3 b x bay brick and stucco building w/front facing gable roof; 1 1 x 1 bay projection centered at facade flanked by 1 porches w/decorative metal supports. Stucco decorative pilasters and arches at facade and as pilaster
Historical Information:
Constructed in 1961 as part of the Mather School complex and served as a gym and auditorium. Dedicated 9 October 1961. Mather Industrial School was founded in 1868 by Rachel Crane Mather of Boston as a school for African-American girls. The school was de
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files. "African-American Places of Interest in Beaufort, South Carolina," c Hillary S. Barnwell, photocopy at Historic Beaufort Foundation.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort