Established 1849 Grades Pre-K–12 Mascot Hornet School type State school | President Margaret E. Park School color(s) Green and Yellow Phone +1 864-585-7711 Founded 1849 | |
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Address 355 Cedar Springs Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29302, USA Hours Closed now Monday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Spartanb School District 7, Spartanb Senior High Sch, Converse College, Dorman High School, Broome High School | ||
South carolina school for the deaf and blind
The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind is a school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. 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. The School for the Multihandicapped was established in 1977, and the school began providing outreach services in the mid 1980s.
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Walker Hall
Walker Hall was designed by noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones and built about 1857-1859, 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.
Walker Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.