The Tillman School is a historic school building at 191 Cotton Hill Road (United States Route 321) in Tillman, South Carolina. It is a single-story T-shaped brick building with Craftsman styling. Its roof has extended eaves with exposed rafter tails, and large knee brackets for support. The interior is little altered since its construction. The school was built in 1926-27 as part of a consolidation of local district schools. It was closed in 1963.[2]

Tillman School
Tillman School as seen in February 2017.
Tillman School is located in South Carolina
Tillman School
Tillman School is located in the United States
Tillman School
Location191 Cotton Hill Rd., Tillman, South Carolina
Coordinates32°27′57″N 81°6′33″W / 32.46583°N 81.10917°W / 32.46583; -81.10917
NRHP reference No.16000396[1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 2016

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1] Today it is owned by the Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Tillman School". South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  3. ^ Morris Center website
 
Exhibit about the history of the Tillman School at the former Sinclair Service Station in Ridgeland in March 2017.