Gray Court-Owings School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

E side of Hwy 14 approx. 1 1/3 mile from its intersection w/ State Rd. 92, Gray Court, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0300

Control Number:

U/59/0300

Date Surveyed:

November 2 2001

Construction Date:

1914 – 1928

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Education

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

3

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

aluminum

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

A two story portico with four large white columns frames the main entry to the school. There are two small, one story buildings on either side of the school that are similar in style. The north building has newer windows and a rear addition. The southern building has decorative windows and a double entryway.

Historical Information:

The smaller building to the south of the school has a plaque that reads: "Gray Court Owings Consolidated High School created by the consolidation of the following schools: Dials, Friendship, Gray Court, New Harmony, Owings, Riddles Old Field. Dedicated to our children in 1928. A cornerstone on the main building reads: G.C.O.1914."

Quadrangle Name:

Laurens North

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