Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Former Wilkesboro Elementary School

Built 1937

— Wilkesboro Historic Preservation Commission —

Former Wilkesboro Elementary School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022

1. Former Wilkesboro Elementary School Marker

Inscription.

Erected by Wilkesboro Historic Preservation Commission.

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

Location. 36° 8.793′ N, 81° 9.296′ W. Marker is in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County. It is at the intersection of Woodland Boulevard and West South Street, on the right when traveling north on Woodland Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 276 W South St, Wilkesboro NC 28697, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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:

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Former Federal Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilkes County Frescoes (about 700 feet away); The Wilkesboro Quilt Block Sundial (about 700 feet away); Gray Brothers Furniture Company (about 700 feet away); Prevette-Lenderman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bank of Wilkes (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Introduction to the Labyrinth (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkesboro.

Regarding Former Wilkesboro Elementary School. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District, of which the former school is a contributing building:

The former Wilkesboro Elementary School was erected in 1937 with aid of Works Progress Administration labor and the state Literary Loan Fund. When built, the elementary school stood just south of the 1908 Wilkesboro High School, which was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for construction of the present Johnson J. Hayes Federal Building. The elementary school operated as such until 1964, when the current Wilkesboro Elementary
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022

2. Former Wilkesboro Elementary School Marker
School was erected at another location. From 1964 until 2006, the Wilkes County Board of Education continued to use the old elementary school building for a media and resource center, conference rooms, and offices.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.