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| South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind | |
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355 Cedar Springs Road 29302
United States
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| Coordinates | 34°54′39″N 81°52′56″W / 34.91083°N 81.88222°W / 34.91083; -81.88222 |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1849 (175 years ago) (1849) |
| President | Jolene Madison |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Website | www |
The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States, near Spartanburg and with a Spartanburg postal address.[1] It was founded in 1849 by the Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker as a private school for students who were deaf. The School for the Blind was established in 1855, and the school became state funded in 1856.[2]
Previously students were under de jure educational segregation in the United States with black students separate. In 1967 the school racially integrated.[3]
The School for the Multihandicapped was established in 1977, and the school began providing outreach services in the mid-1980s.[2]
Walker Hall | |
Walker Hall, February 2012
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| Location | Southeast of Spartanburg on South Carolina Highway 56, near Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1857 (1857)-1859, 1885, 1921 |
| Architect | Jones, Edward C.; Samuel Sloan |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001232[4] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1977 |
Walker Hall was designed by Charleston architect Edward C. Jones. Built around 1857–1859, it is a brick building with Greek Revival and Italian Villa design elements. A west wing, designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan was added in 1885. The front façade features a pedimented portico supported by Corinthian order columns. A rear annex was built in 1921.[5][6]
Walker Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[4]
The school has dormitories available.[7] They are for students living outside of the Spartanburg area counties.[8]
Boarding students are transported between campus and their houses on weekends while day students in the Spartanburg area are transported every day.[8]
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