South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind

South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
Address
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates 34°54′39″N 81°52′56″W / 34.91083°N 81.88222°WCoordinates: 34°54′39″N 81°52′56″W / 34.91083°N 81.88222°W
Information
Type Public
Established 1849
President Margaret E. Park
Grades Pre-K–12
School color(s) Green and Yellow
Mascot Hornet
Website http://www.scsdb.org

The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1849 by the Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker as a private school for students who were deaf. The School for the Blind was established in 1855, and the school became state funded in 1856. The School for the Multihandicapped was established in 1977, and the school began providing outreach services in the mid 1980s.[1]

Walker Hall

Walker Hall
Walker Hall, February 2012
Location Southeast of Spartanburg on South Carolina Highway 56, near Spartanburg, South Carolina
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1857-1859, 1885, 1921
Architect Jones, Edward C.; Samuel Sloan
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italian Villa
Governing body State
NRHP Reference # 77001232[2]
Added to NRHP December 6, 1977

Walker Hall was designed by noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones and built about 1857-1859, is a brick building with Greek Revival and Italian Villa design elements. A west wing, designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan was added in 1885. The front façade features a pedimented portico supported by Corinthian order columns. A rear annex was built in 1921.[3][4]

Walker Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Main Page
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  3. ↑ Becky Downing, Georgianna Graham, and Edna Brown (March 1977). "Walker Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Walker Hall, Spartanburg County (S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind, S.C. Hwy. 56, Cedar Spring vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.