Green Avenue in Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Greenville High School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Greenville High School Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
The cornerstone for this building, the third to house Greenville High School, was laid July 27, 1937 and it was first opened to students in 1938. Construction was paid for in part by the Works Progress Administration at a total cost of nearly one million dollars. The WPA also funded construction of nearby Sirrine Stadium, the home venue for Greenville High School football games since 1936. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) The three-story, yellow brick building was designed by J.E. Sirrine & Co. of Greenville and is built in the Classical Moderne style typical of New Deal architecture. The stylized and simplified interpretation of Neoclassical forms was meant both to inspire confidence in the future and to convey a sense of stability in the midst of the economic uncertainty of the 1930s.

Erected 2014 by Troop 19, Boy Scouts of America and Friends of Greenville High School. (Marker Number 23-67.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 27, 1937.

Location. 34° 50.453′ N, 82° 24.502′ W.

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Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is in Green Avenue. It is at the intersection of Vardry Street and South Markley Street, on the right when traveling east on Vardry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Vardry St, Greenville SC 29601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Jefferson Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); "Shoeless Joe" Jackson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlin Wall Concrete Pipe (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Greenville High School Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Greenville High School Marker (Back)

Allen Temple AME Church Bell (about 300 feet away); John Henry Moss (about 400 feet away); Clay Buchholz (about 400 feet away); Jim Rice (about 400 feet away); Tommy Lasorda (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Greenville High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Greenville High School Marker

Greenville High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

4. Greenville High School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

5. Greenville High School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

6. Greenville High School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,111 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.