Not Named

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Miss Annie Arnold's Schoolhouse

Street Address:

US 301 and Matthews Bluff Road (on public school grounds), Allendale

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Site Number:

S108042001300122

Site Number:

1

Date Surveyed:

1973;1979

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1875

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Construction Method:

frame

Foundation Materials:

Other

Roof Materials:

wood shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

Small, 1 story board and batten building with gable roof and scalloped bargeboard. Gabled overdoor shelters the front (NJ entrance. Windows on rear (SJ and west sides are double hung sash, 6/6, with louvered shutters. Plain vertical board doors are located in the center of the front and left (E.) side. outbuildings : none

Historical Information:

This school was established by Miss Augusta Selena Arnold, an important early educator in the Allendale area, ca. 1875 and was closed ca. 1890 when the Allendale Graded School was built. After Gov. Tillman closed liquor bars in S.C., this building was again used as a school. Allendale Pen and Press, est. 1896, also used the building.

Source of Historical Information:

A Survey of Historical Sites in the Lower Savannah Region Allendale on the Savannah, pp. 280-284.;Camille Sharp, Buddenville Community, Allendale, S.C. 29810

Survey:

City of Allendale, 1979-1980

Archives Location:

Box 13, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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