Location Information
(for the Grove Street School)
Name:Grove Street School
Address:1315 Grove Street
City/County:Vicksburg, Warren County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1949
Architectural Styles(s):Colonial Revival
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NR District Name:Grove Street-Jackson Street (2007)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:47
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Historic Vicksburg District
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Context/Comments
This two-story Classical Revival public school building was built in 1949. It was included in the "List of Outstanding School Buildings" published in the 1950-51 edition of "The American School and University."

It is listed as a contributing element (element #47) in the Grove Street-Jackson Street Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 21 November 2007.

It is included in the "Historic Vicksburg Walking Tour Guide" (1987) (#47, pp. 39-40).
Brief Description
A two-story brick school building, facing south, with an asphalt-covered gable roof pierced by a wooden lantern in the middle of the roof. There is a two-story pedimented portico supported by round fluted Corinthian columns. There are twenty bays: three sets of double-leaf glazed doors capped with a transom panel and casement windows.