| Vaiden High School, built in 1943 with WPA funds, is significant in the areas of Education and Architecture. The main school building, along with the Vocational Building, constructed in 1951, served the community as a school from its opening in 1943 until 1999. Designed by Jackson architect E.L. Malvaney, the administration building combined aesthetics and functionality. The Art Moderne style is reflected in its smooth exterior wall finishes, aluminum-framed ribbon windows and delicate curved surfaces. This school was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 14 May 2003. The school complex was listed on the National Register on 5 November 2009. The listed property consists of two contributing buildings – the administration/classroom building (now called the R.C. Weir Memorial Building) and the vocational building – and also three non-contributing buildings, on 9.5 acres of land. The National Register nomination was written Mary Howard, Planner with the North Central Planning and Development District, and architect Belinda Stewart. |