Mary Fields Elementary School

Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
201 School Rd.;(Beaufort County)

Site Number:
176-327
Control Number:
U/13/176-327
Tax Number:
R800 024 000 0124 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 17 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1933
Alteration Date:
circa 1955
Historic Use:
Education
Current Use:
Health Care
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Asbestos Shingles
Foundation Materials:
Not Visible
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
entrance bay only; entries at 2 outer bays
Alterations:
Rear gable wing for kitchen, dining room and restrooms.
Historical Information:
Two-room school built by WPA workers who lived on Daufuskie, including Samuel Holmes as head carpenter, with material costs provided by with matching funds by County School Board and community members. Named Mary Fields Elementary for the old Maryfield
Source of Historical Information:
"Daufuskie Island Historic District" National Register nomination; interview Yvonne Williams, 9/17/97. Billie Burn, An Island Named Daufuskie, pp. 320-322.
Quadrangle Name:
Fort Pulaski