Hamilton, Jane, School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

24 Old Haig Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

046-490

Control Number:

U/13/046-490

Tax Number:

R800 025 000 0002 0000

Date Surveyed:

September 17 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1940

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 (end to front)

Roof Materials:

V crimp metal

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Signficant Architectural Features:

West elevation has two 6-light casement windows; east elevation has band of six 6/6 sash typical of school construction.

Historical Information:

Constructed by carpenter-builder Samuel Holmes on a lot donated by Jane Hamilton. Opened as a two-teacher school; closed ca. 1950. After that time the children of Cooper River community attended Mary Fields Elementary. Used as residence of Mrs. Hamil

Source of Historical Information:

Interview Yvonne Williams, 9/17/97. Billie Burn, An Island Named Daufuskie, pp. 339-340.

Quadrangle Name:

Bluffton

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