South Carolina Department of Archives and History
National Register Properties in South Carolina

Kennedy Street School, Anderson County (816 Kennedy St., Anderson)
S1081770402001 S1081770402002 S1081770402003 S1081770402004 S1081770402005
Facade Right Oblique Left Oblique Left Elevation Doorway
Left Facade
S1081770402006 S1081770402007 S1081770402008 S1081770402009 S1081770402010
Rear Elevation Interior
Main Entrance
Interior
Staircase
Interior
Classroom
Interior
Classroom
S1081770402011 S1081770402012 S1081770402013 S1081770402014  
Gymnasium
Left Oblique
Gymnasium
Right Oblique
Gymnasium
Right Elevation
Gymnasium
Interior

The Kennedy Street School, constructed 1913, is significant as an excellent example of Commercial style educational architecture embellished with Classical Revival details. This style is typical of the first quarter of the twentieth century. The 1960 auditorium is an excellent example of Modern style architecture. The Kennedy Street School is a two-story red brick building with a basement. The school's south elevation consists of a five-part plan with Baroque massing. The three central bays date to 1913 and the flanking wings date to 1938-1948. The school site contains three buildings, the 1913 school with circa 1938-1948 wings, a small modern storage shed (non-contributing) and an auditorium built in 1960. The 1913 school building was designed by architect Joseph Huntley Casey of Anderson, S.C. The 1960 auditorium is the work of architect John Linley, also of Anderson, S.C. Later in his career, Linley was a professor of environmental design at the University of Georgia. The architecture of the Kennedy Street School is noteworthy for the quality of its brickwork. The exterior walls are laid in Flemish bond with flashed headers. Accent panels composed of header and sailor courses enclosing rectangular fields of Flemish bond further enliven the masonry. The school underwent a renovation in the 1950s and the current lighting dates from that period. The well-molded and transomed interior doorways, cross corridors and plaster archways add style to the interior architecture. The detached auditorium is a particularly distinctive modern design that takes its cue from many of the architectural elements on the older school building on the property. Linley’s use of color, texture, materials and light in the building’s design make it an example of modern architecture worthy of preservation. Listed in the National Register October 24, 2007.

View the complete text of the nomination form for this National Register property.

Most National Register properties are privately owned and are not open to the public. The privacy of owners should be respected. Not all properties retain the same integrity as when originally documented and listed in the National Register due to changes and modifications over time.

Images and texts on these pages are intended for research or educational use. Please read our statement on use and reproduction for further information on how to obtain a photocopy or how to cite an item.


Images provided by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.