Parker High School Auditorium
United States historic place in City View, South Carolina. Built 1938. Added to the National Register in 1996, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Parker High School Auditorium is a historic high school auditorium located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was built in 1938 with funding provided by the Works Progress Administration. It is a Classical Revival style 7500 square foot rectangular brick building with a front gabled roof. It is the last remaining building from the largest WPA school project in South Carolina.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 900 Woodside Ave., City View, SC |
| County | Greenville County |
| Listed | Feb 26, 1996 |
| Listed for | Industry, Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Also known as | Parker Middle School Auditorium |
| Reference number | 96000144 |
| Built | 1938 · more from the 1930s |
| Type of place | auditorium |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 900 Woodside Ave., City View, SC |
| Coordinates | 34.8593° N, 82.4154° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site · 28 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Poplar Springs 30 miles · Twin Lakes (Sc) 30 miles · Oconee Point 31 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Parker High School Auditorium listed on the National Register?
Feb 26, 1996. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Parker High School Auditorium built?
1938, in the Neoclassical architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Parker High School Auditorium?
900 Woodside Ave., City View, Greenville County, South Carolina. The nearest national park unit is Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, 28 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Parker High School Auditorium?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Parker High School Auditorium?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Poplar Springs, 30 miles away. Twin Lakes (Sc) is 30 miles away, and Oconee Point is 31 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Parker High School Auditorium?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 96000144. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.