- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Mountain Hill District Consolidated School [Side 1] historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Harris County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Hamilton
School buildings--Georgia--Hamilton - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Harris County, Hamilton, 32.75791, -84.87493
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 47 Mountain Hill Rd. at Ga. 219 near Hamilton
Text of marker: "MOUNTAIN HILL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL. This handsome Colonel Revival structure, completed in 1930, served the educational needs of children in the western half of Harris County from 1930 throgh 1989. The building, which consolidated several one-and two-room schools, was designed by the Atlanta architectural firm Lockwood and Poundstone. Incorporating state-of-the-art features including central heat, indoor plumbing and electricity, the school building provided students with amenities unknown in most of their homes. Funding for construction of the school came primarily from the local community through a bond issue in the amount of $60,000.(Continued on other side) Erected by the Mountain Hill Schoolhouse Foundation, Inc. and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission 2000 MOUNTAIN HILL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Continued from other side) The school had 9 classrooms and a 436-seat auditorium to serve both elementary and high school students. In this auditorium Chet Atkins, member of Country Music Hall of Fame and a student at Mountain Hill School during the 1930's perfected his distinctive guitar style. The Mountain Hill Schoolhouse Foundation, Inc., formed to save the school building from demolition, has been instrumental in restoring the building as a community center. The building is owned by Harris County. Erected by the Mountain Hill Schoolhouse Foundation, Inc. and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission 2000" - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_mountain-hill-district-consolidated-school-side-1
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_mountain-hill-district-consolidated-school-side-1
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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