Demopolis Public School

Demopolis Public School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former Demopolis Public School in 2008
32°30′39″N 87°50′18″W / 32.5108°N 87.8384°W / 32.5108; -87.8384
Built	1914
Built by	Clancy & Neely
Architect	Lockwood, Frank
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	83003453[1]
Added to NRHP	October 28, 1983

The Demopolis Public School also known as Demopolis Junior High School is a historic public school building in the city of Demopolis, Alabama.^[1] It was designed by architect Frank Lockwood in the Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1914. The new two-story brick building replaced an earlier two-story Queen Anne style wood-frame structure that was built in 1889 and burned in 1913. The contractors for the new building were J.T. Clancy and W.M. Neely. The building continued as a part of the Demopolis City School System until it closed its doors in June 1981.^[2] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983.^[1] The building now houses a theater group, the Canebrake Players.^[2]

The site was previously occupied by Marengo Military Academy building, which was destroyed by fire in 1913.^[1]

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