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Grays Consolidated High School
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By Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Grays Consolidated High School Marker | | |
Inscription. ( Front text )
This school, built in 1927 and
rebuilt in 1931, was one of many
constructed in the late 1920s, as
small rural one- or two-room schools
were consolidated into elementary or
high schools in towns and cities.
Built on land donated by Robert L.
Robinson, it included grades 1-11
until grade 12 was added in 1948-49.
( Reverse text )
This school, designed by Columbia
architect James Hagood Sams (1872-
1935), was burned by an arsonist in
1929. It was rebuilt according to
Sams's plans in 1931, at a cost of
$14,000. The Grays Consolidated High
School closed in the early 1970s.
It was listed in the National Register
of Historic Places in 2007.
Erected 2008 by The Grays School Preservation Committee, Alumni, and Friends of the School. (Marker Number 27-25.)
Location. 32° 40.453′ N, 81° 1.269′ W. Marker is in Grays, South Carolina, in Jasper County. Marker is on Grays Hwy (US278), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Just north of SC 3, beside Fire House. Marker is in this post office area: Early Branch SC 29916, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Pine Level Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Oak Grove Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Gillisonville (approx. 4.7 miles away); Gillisonville Baptist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Coosawhatchie (approx. 8.1 miles away); Battle of Coosawhatchie (approx. 8.1 miles away); General Robert E. Lee (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Battle of Pocotaligo (approx. 8.9 miles away). | | | | 
By Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Grays Consolidated High School Marker Reverse side | | |
Regarding Grays Consolidated High School. James Sams designed many schools while in independent practice, including those in Clio, Marlboro County (1905);
Allendale, Allendale County (1907); Mayesville, Sumter County (1909); Olanta, Florence County (1909); Blossom Street, Columbia (1916); Swansea, Lexington County (1916); Neeses, Orangeburg County (1921); Industrial Building, Booker T. Washington, Columbia (1925); Lynchburg, Lee County (1925); Fairfax, Allendale County (1926); Garnett, Hampton County (1927); Hardeeville, Jasper County (1928); Ridgeland, Jasper County (1928); Yemassee, Beaufort County (1928), in addition to the Grays Consolidated High School
Also see . . . South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Constructed in 1927, the Grays School was essentially rebuilt in 1931, after an arsonist's fire ca. 1929 gutted the building, leaving the walls essentially intact. (Submitted on March 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Additional comments.
1. National Register of Historic Places:
Grays Consolidated High School (added 2007 - - #07000986)
• Historic Significance: Event,
• Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Knopf, J.J., Sames, James Hagood
• Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
• Area of Significance: Education, Architecture
• Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
• Owner: Local
• Historic Function: Education
• Historic Sub-function: School
• Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use | | | | 
By Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Grays Consolidated High School Marker, looking southward along US 278 | | |
— Submitted August 31, 2011. |
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By Mike Stroud, January 25, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Grays Consolidated High School Marker | | |
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By Mike Stroud, January 30, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Grays Consolidated High School | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 963 times since then. Last updated on January 11, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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