Main Street Grammar School, also known as Union High School, is a historic
school building located at
Union,
Union County, South Carolina. It was built in 1909 and is a two-story, brick
Neo-Classical building. It features a brick
parapet, central projecting bay and large pedimented
portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
. In 1965, the
Union Campus of the University of South Carolina acquired the building and rehabilitated it to serve as its main campus building.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
[ It is located in the East Main Street-Douglass Heights Historic District.
]
References
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina
School buildings completed in 1909
Buildings and structures in Union County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Union County, South Carolina
Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina
1909 establishments in South Carolina
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