Rains-Centenary Elementary School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Rains-Centenary Elementary School

Street Address:

W side of Hwy 501, N of the Jovis Rd intersection

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Site Number:

1079

Control Number:

U/67/1079

Date Surveyed:

September 11 2006

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1938

Alteration Date:

circa 1980

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Education

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

engaged

Signficant Architectural Features:

arched front entry portico with concrete key stone; double metal doors with full fan light transom; gable dormer vents with pilasters & pediments on front elevation; brick & concrete stoop gym - full entry portico with tri-part arch, concrete stoop; 9/9 sash windows with 3-pane transoms (most covered with plywood)

Alterations:

metal replacement windows, wheel chair ramp

Historical Information:

A 2- story wooden building, the Rains School, was originally built on the site in 1916, which burned ca. 1925. The trustees at that time were William Heart, Jim Atkinson, & Lawrence Dozier. A brick building school was built in 1925- it burned ca. 1936 before it was completed. The current brick school building was constructed by the WPA in 1938. In 1952, the Rains & Centenary schools consolidated with the elementary grades located at Centenary & the high school grades located at Rains.

Source of Historical Information:

Linda White, secretary at the school

Quadrangle Name:

Centenary

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