Central School is a Classical Revival structure built in 1908-09 by B.E. Grandy for residents of the town of Central. It was designed by Christopher Gadsden Sayre, a regionally prominent architect from Mount Pleasant, S.C. The school originally served local white children in grades 1-11, and high school students also came from outlying communities. When completed, it had seven classrooms and an auditorium, and an additional west wing was built in 1922. In 1936, after a new high school was built across Church Street, it became Central Elementary School, with approximately 300 students in grades 1-6 attending each day at that time. Classes continued here until 1962, when the elementary school moved across the street. The building later housed a public library branch and other community programs, including the Clemson Little Theatre from 1977 to 1992, and it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.