Carthage Elementary School (former) - Carthage MS side and rear
Description
The Colonial Revival elementary school was designed by James Manly Spain as Proj. No. Miss. 1233-DS, funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. Construction began 12/30/1937 and was completed 9/23/1938. The Public Works provided a grant of $42,924 toward the total estimated cost of $95,454 . The “I” shaped brick featured a 1-story front and a 2-story rear portion, which contains the auditorium. Tuscan columns support the recessed front entrance, which features an arched fanlight above the wood double-leaf wood doors. It was converted to a community center in 2012 and is part of the Carthage Historic District.
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Carthage Elementary School (former) - Carthage MS
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Carthage Elementary School (former) - Carthage MS - Entrance to CES
Source notes
Interior Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works project plaque.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory database. Retrieved 11/11/15 from www.apps.mdah.ms.gov
Preziozi, D. (2012). Nomination form for Carthage Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 11/11/15.
Status of completed non-federal allotted projects, report # 5 Mississippi, W1233. January 3, 1940, p. 106.
Project originally submitted by Susan Allen on November 17, 2015.
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