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Demopolis Public School
The former Demopolis Public School in 2008
Location: Demopolis, Alabama Coordinates: 32°30′38″N 87°50′18″W / 32.51056°N 87.83833°WCoordinates: 32°30′38″N 87°50′18″W / 32.51056°N 87.83833°W Built: 1914 Architect: Lockwood,Frank; Clancy & Neely Architectural style: Beaux Arts Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 83003453[1] Added to NRHP: October 28, 1983 The Demopolis Public School is a historic public school building in the city of Demopolis, Alabama.[1] It was designed by architect Frank Lockwood in the Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1914. The new two-story brick building replaced an earlier two-story Queen Anne style wood-frame structure that was built in 1889 and burned in 1913. The contractors for the new building were J.T. Clancy and W.M. Neely. The building continued as a part of the Demopolis City School System until it closed its doors in June 1981.[2] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983.[1] The building now houses a theater group, the Canebrake Players.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 4. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 189164758X
National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama National Historic Landmark 
Historic districts Other properties Altwood | Ashe Cottage | Bluff Hall | Cedar Crest | Cedar Haven | Confederate Park | Curtis House | Demopolis Public School | Patrick Farrish House | Foscue-Whitfield House | Glover Mausoleum | C. S. Golden House | Half-Chance Bridge | Lyon-Lamar House | Old Courthouse | Roseland Plantation | Thomaston Colored Institute | U.S. Post Office | White Bluff
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- Beaux-Arts architecture in Alabama
- School buildings completed in 1914
- Defunct schools in Alabama
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1981
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs
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