Location Information
(for the former George S. Gardiner High School)
Name:(former) George S. Gardiner High School [Laurel School District offices]
Address:303 8th Street, West
City/County:Laurel, Jones County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1922
Architectural Styles(s):Mediterranean
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NR District Name:Laurel Central (Additional Documentation/Boundary Increase/D ()
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:333
NR District Name:Laurel Central (1987)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:216
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:08-26-1993
Recorded:11-30-1994
Book/Vol. No.:V. 1030, p. 57
Easement Information
Date Signed:03-06-2003
Expires:03-06-2028
Book/Vol. No.:V. 1379 Pg. 99-100
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Laurel Central Historic District
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Brief Description
This well-preserved, 2-story former school is brick construction with an overall Y-shaped form. The school features a long, horizontally-oriented principal wing with front projecting wings at either end of the façade (south). A gabled wing is centered on the rear elevation. The school is characterized by a bracketed eave overhang paired and single DH wood sash windows, many of which are topped by a round-arched, multi-light window. The façade is symmetrical. The entrance bay projects slightly with a gable roof. The elaborate entryway is a round-arched opening of cast stone flanked y cast stone pilasters with decorative urns and cast detailing. Above then entry is a large quatrefoil window with an elaborate cast stone surround. The entry bay features attached buttress at each corner. Primary windows are 9-over-9 DH wood sash with cast stone sills. Side entrances are recessed within round-arched brick openings.