Chesterfield High School

Chesterfield High School (HM25C5)

Location: Chesterfield, SC 29709 Chesterfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 44.134', W 80° 5.653'

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Chesterfield High School, which stood here from 1908 to 1992, was the successor to Chesterfield Academy, an antebellum school burned by Federal troops in 1865. A new academy, built in 1889, later became Chesterfield School. By 1907 it has three teachers and many students in grades 1-11 that a new school was necessary. The 1908 school, designed by E.V. Richards, was a two-story Classical Revival building.
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Enrollment grew after 1908, requiring additions in 1918 and 1923 and remodeling in 1950s. A gymnasium was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1934-39. Grade 12 was added in 1948. A new Chesterfield High School on N. Page St. was built in 1969 for students from Chesterfield, Ruby, and Gary in grades 10-12. The old school her, a junior high school until 1981, burned in 1992; the gymnasium burned in 2004.
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HM NumberHM25C5
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByTown of Chesterfield
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Date Added Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 582920 N 3844092
Decimal Degrees34.73556667, -80.09421667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 44.134', W 80° 5.653'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 44' 8.04" N, 80° 5' 39.18" W
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Area Code(s)843
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 601-603 SC-9 Business, Chesterfield SC 29709, US
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