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Bookhaven Elementary School, Brookhaven.
Brookhaven Elem. in Lincoln County
Well, phooey! I thought this one would stump everyone! Congrats!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Did it send me to spam again?
Yes, it did–I don’t know why it’s doing this, but it’s starting to annoy me. You even used your e-mail the first time, so to be fair, I think both you and JR get a point.
You are too kind, sir!
maybe it doesn’t like the rainy day?
I’m willing to share with Carunzel for credit on this.
It hasn’t that excuse for yesterday.
And thanks to you, too!
I know it won’t count for any points, but I am going to guess that N. W. Overstreet designed Brookhaven Elementary; the massing of Brookhaven seems similar to Bailey, although they are very different structures.
For some reason I was thinking R.W. Naef, he of “smutty buff brick” and kind face, but now that I come to put my hands on that information, I can’t find it. I do know Naef did the 1937 Brookhaven High School, so possibly also did this 1941 beauty. I’m going to have to track that down now, because I know at some point I took a picture of the plaque inside this building.
You’re right that it’s the same shape as Bailey, with the auditorium projecting at the far end, but I believe the auditorium was added around 1950.