Dennis High School
Dennis High School | |
Dennis High School, February 2013 | |
| Location | 410 W. Cedar Ln., Bishopville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′27″N 80°14′55″W / 34.2242°N 80.2485°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Built by | E.C.B. Construction Company |
| Architect | Edgeworth and McBride |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | African--American Primary and Secondary School Buildings MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001565[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 2005 |
Dennis High School, also known as Dennis Elementary School and Dennis Primary School, is a historic high school building for African-American students located at Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. White students attended Bishopville High School, three blocks away. Although the law mandated for a separate but equal education, $71,000 was allocated to build Bishopville for the whites while only Dennis was built for $17,000. The per-student expenditure at Bishopville High School was $48.38, whereas Black students at Dennis received only $5.68 per student. When Dennis High School later burned down, the Black students were just made to double up with the elementary students for 12 years.[2] Dennis was the only school in the county for black students, and no public bus service was provided until 1952.[3]
The original L-shaped building is a one-story, load-bearing red brick Colonial Revival style structure that rests on a masonry foundation. Recessed symmetrical wings flank the main block. A third wing, which gave the building its original L-shape, houses the auditorium. A single classroom addition was built in 1954.[4][5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "DENNIS HIGH SCHOOL". Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Burns, Randy (February 18, 2011). "March on Elliott to celebrate Lee County's black leaders". Sumter Item. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Michael Edmonds (August 2004). "Dennis High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Dennis High School, Lee County (410 W. Cedar Ln., Bishopville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 14, 2014.