Central School

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.

Central, South Carolina · United States