National Register Record for ROBERT E. LEE SCHOOL

Historic Name: ROBERT E. LEE SCHOOL
Current Name: ROBERT E. LEE SCHOOL
Address: 9TH & LOUISIANA
City: DURANT            County: BRYAN
Section: 32           Township: 6 S           Range: 9 E          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED BY THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION IN 1937, ROBERT E. LEE SCHOOL IS UNUSUAL IN ITS USE OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND MATERIALS. DESIGNED BY ALBERT ROSS, THE BUILDING EXHIBITS THE SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE EXECUTED IN BRICK, A DEPARTURE FROM THE TYPICAL WPA-BUILT STONE SCHOOL. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/88.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SCHOOL
Current Function: SCHOOL
Area of Significance 1: ECONOMICS
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: ALBERT ROSS, ARCHITECT; WPA BUILDER
Year Built: 1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1987