Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium

Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is a historic school gymnasium and auditorium located at Ashwood near Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. It was built in 1938 to serve Ashwood Plantation, the first and largest of the Resettlement Administration (RA) project tracts in South Carolina. The building served as the school and community gymnasium and as an auditorium for dramatic performances and films. It is a one-story building with a simplified Colonial Revival style popular in the 1930s in government-sponsored construction.[2][3]

Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium
Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is located in South Carolina
Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium
Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium is located in the United States
Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium
Location160 Ashwood School Rd., near Bishopville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°06′28″N 80°18′59″W / 34.10778°N 80.31639°W / 34.10778; -80.31639
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
BuiltLess than one acre
ArchitectGoode Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.09000914[1]
Added to NRHPMay 25, 2011

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/23/11 through 5/27/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-03.
  2. ^ Elizabeth Almlie (April 2011). "Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Ashwood School Gymnasium and Auditorium, Lee County (160 Ashwood School Rd., Bishopville vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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