Denmark High School

National Register Listing

Street Address:

North Palmetto Avenue, Denmark, SC (Bamberg County)

Alternate Name:

Old Denmark High School

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817705005

Description and Narrative:

Built in 1920, Denmark High School is an excellent example of Classical Revival educational architecture. The school was significantly enlarged in 1932 and again in 1948 to include a gymnasium and additional classroom space. The original 1920 building, likely the design of Charles Coker Wilson, is laid in five-to-one American bond pattern, contains a soldier course water table and features as its centerpiece a projecting parapet-gabled entrance pavilion with a double-leaf entrance and a two-tiered arched glass transom and archivolt. Denmark High School closely resembles other examples of Wilsons’ schools of the same period that typically feature cupolas, chevron-patterned and glazed color tile friezes, similar floor plans, functional layouts, and architectural treatment like the features of this school. This school also has a hipped roof that is clad in gray slates and features exposed rafter tails. Denmark High served the educational needs of the town of Denmark from 1920 to 1985. Listed in the National Register March 29, 2001.

Period of Significance:

1920;1920 – 1948;1932;1948

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

March 29 2001

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