Georgia. Department of Education. Annual report of the Department of Education to the General Assembly of the State of Georgia . Atlanta, Ga.: State Printer.
Queenland Junior High School-Ben Hill County, Georgia
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Vienna County Training School-Vienna, Georgia
The Vienna County Training School, also known as the Vienna High and Industrial School or Vienna School, was built in 1926 for $17,000. It was built in the six-teach type community plan. The school was in use until 1970. From 1970 to 2004, the building was used for a state-funded program. A larger, more modern school was added behind the main building in 1954.
Lilly School-Lilly, Georgia
In the Educational Survey of Dooly County (1922), the state of Georgia noted there were five teachers for ten grades. L. D. Singleton (principal), Mary Hughes, Alma Wood, Louise West, and Alberta Lilly were responsible for the education of 100 students.
At the time of the assessment, there were five classrooms with an auditorium and the building was worth $4000.
It is a contributing building to the Lilly Historic District.
Vienna School-Vienna, Georgia
Built in 1934, the Vienna School is a contributing property to the Vienna Historic District. It was later named Jenkins School for the principal.
Springfield Terrace School-Savannah, Georgia
Located in the Carver Heights neighborhood, the Springfield Terrace School started educating children in the immediate area in 1926. Influenced by the Rosenwald School design, this is the only surviving example of the one-story schools made popular in the 1920s.
It also was known as the Pearl Lee Smith School and the Oglethorpe Charter Academy.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
Reidville Academy Girls Dorm-Reidville, South Carolina
Initially a dorm for the girls who attended the Reidville Female Academy, it later became a teacher age (housing for teachers). Built in 1858, it shares some simple Second Empire details. It’s mansard roof can’t be seen in these photos.
Reference: Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of South Carolina. A history of Spartanburg county. [Spartanburg]: Band & White.