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Central Graded School
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National Register of Historic Places

Central Graded School

Also known as Central School

On the National Register since 197848 years
Richardsonian RomanesqueListed 1978Union
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About Central Graded School

Central Graded School, at 309 Academy St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 30, 1978. It was among the first 9 of Union’s 20 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian Romanesque, as it does for 6 other South Carolina listings. The listing covers 2 acres. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSchool building in Union, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 15 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

309 Academy St., Union · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Central Graded SchoolStart here
  2. 2Judge Thomas Dawkins HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Culp HouseGeorgian · next door
  4. 4Meng HouseGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5Corinth Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BUnion High School-Main Street Grammar SchoolClassical Revival0.1 miBFair Forest HotelBuilding0.2 miDUnion Downtown Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBUnion Community HospitalClassical Revival · Built 19150.3 miDUnion Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Two-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.4 miDSouth Street-South Church Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miBClinton Chapel AME Zion ChurchBuilt 18940.4 miBUnion County JailBuilding0.4 miBGov. Thomas B. Jeter HouseVictorian0.4 miDEast Main Street-Douglass Heights Historic DistrictLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBMerridunGeorgian0.5 mi

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Questions about Central Graded School

Is Central Graded School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 30, 1978 (Register number 78002534).

Is Central Graded School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Central Graded School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Central Graded School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 15 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 118998663 · Wikidata · old views from Union’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.