Donalds Grange No. 497 – Donalds SC

City:
Donalds, SC

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Garages

New Deal Agency:
Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Description

Fieldstone structure built by the Works Progress Administration in 1935 for grange meetings. Also has been used as a city hall and library. Still in use as a grange hall.

According to Brian Scott (The Historical Marker Database) “Construction in 1935 by local Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor on land donated by W. Maxie Agnew, the building served originally as the home of the town hall, the grange, and the public library. Since its inception, the fieldstone building has been the meeting hall for the agricultural organization known locally and most commonly as the Donalds Grange.”

Source notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donalds_Grange_No._497

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=12112

Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on July 31, 2022.

Location Info


South Carolina Hwy 184
Donalds, SC 29638
Abbeville County

Coordinates: 34.39594, -82.31644

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