New Mt. Grove School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

St. Rte. 86, N side, approximately 1 mi. E of int. w/ Interstate 85/US 29;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

1387

Control Number:

U/07/1387

Date Surveyed:

June 6 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1910

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

pressed metal shingle

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The building has a recessed entry, rectangular vents in its gable ends which have a cornice return. There is one interior chimney. Remnants of red paint remain on the exterior.

Alterations:

The front steps are missing, and the windows are covered. Electricity was installed at some point.

Historical Information:

The ruins of the New Mount Grove Church and a few graves are adjacent to the house. The school district plans to move the building to a location in Williamston. Both were located in the former community of Simpsonville, named for the family who owned the property on which the building stands. The school and church are noted as African-American institutions on the 1937 South Carolina Highway map.

Source of Historical Information:

Jonathan Fowler and C. Preston Cooley, Williamston Area Historical Commission; South Carolina State Highway Department, "General Highway and Transportation Map," 1937.

Quadrangle Name:

Pelzer

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