[1] It was designed by architect Frank Lockwood in the Beaux-Arts style and was completed in 1914.

The building continued as a part of the Demopolis City School System until it closed its doors in June 1981.

[2] The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983.

[2] The site was previously occupied by Marengo Military Academy building, which was destroyed by fire in 1913.

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