Tamassee DAR School
Tamassee DAR School is located in South Carolina
Tamassee DAR School
LocationTamassee, South Carolina
Coordinates34°53′1″N 83°1′4″W / 34.88361°N 83.01778°W / 34.88361; -83.01778
NRHP reference No.12000289[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2012

The Tamassee DAR School is a school in Tamassee, South Carolina, founded in 1919 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to serve the underprivileged children of Appalachia.[2][3][4] Historic buildings can be observed on the DAR School campus. The school survives and thrives to this day, consistently graduating classes of children between the ages of 7 and 18.[5]

The school was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/25/12 through 6/29/12". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. Meek, Martin (March 28, 2012). "Tamassee DAR School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. "Tamassee DAR School, Oconee County (1925 Bumgardner Dr., Tamassee)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  4. "History". www.tdarschool.org. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009.
  5. "Wizard of Tamassee Chapter, NSDAR". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
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