Former Eupora High School – Eupora MS

City:
Eupora, MS

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1938

Completed:
1940

Description

The original building was built by the WPA between 1938 and 1940. It held 15 classrooms, laboratories, library, and an auditorium. It is currently used as the administration to the Webster County School District. The architect said, “The selection of architectural concrete was made after failure of other materials to satisfy the various requirements considered fundamental to the Eupora project” (Malvaney, 1941, p. 24). No decorative details were included in order to keep within the allocated funds, $110,000, with $40,000 provided by the school district. The sole decorative feature is molded plaques across the front of the building. Concrete canopied porches provide shelter for the two front entrances.

Source notes

Malvaney, E. L. (1941). School for Eupora, Mississippi. Architectural Concrete, 7(4). 24-25. Retrieved from https://belindastewartarchitects.com/what-are-we-up-to/school-for-eupora-mississippi/. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory database.

Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on October 30, 2013.

Location Info


95 Clark Ave.
Eupora, MS 39744

Coordinates: 33.5431668, -89.26860

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