Skip to main content

Please note The Museum of the Reconstruction Era will be closed for house tours Wednesday, Feb. 1 - Friday, Feb. 3 due to garden renovations, and the Robert Mills House will be closed for tours on Thursday, Feb. 2 due to a private event on site.

Menu Close Menu

Historic Columbia

Donate
  • FAQs
Upcoming Events

Navigation

  • Tours
    • House Tours
      • Robert Mills House and Gardens
      • Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens
      • Mann-Simons Site
      • The Museum of the Reconstruction Era
      • Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
      • Hours and Pricing
    • Garden Tours
      • Garden Database
    • Offsite Tours
      • Walking Tours
    • African American History Tours
    • Online Tours
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • House Tours
      • Walking Tours
    • Traveling Trunk
    • Scout Troops
    • Adult Education
  • Preservation
    • Current Projects and Initiatives
      • Bull Street Campus 
      • Columbia's Green Book Sites
      • Veterans Administration Regional Office
      • Women’s Club of Columbia
    • Preservation Awards
    • Resources for the Public
      • For Property Owners
      • For Neighborhoods
      • Take Action!
    • LGBTQ Columbia
  • Support
    • Corporate Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Partners and Donors
  • Rent a Venue
    • Gardens of the Woodrow Wilson Family Home
    • Seibels House and Garden
    • Robert Mills Carriage House and Gardens
    • Gardens of the Hampton-Preston Mansion
    • Recommended Vendors
    • Contact Us
  • About
    • Blog
    • Board Members
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Gift Shop at Robert Mills
      • Online Store
    • Local History
      • Columbia Jewish Heritage Initiative
    • Newsletter
    • Staff Directory

Donate

Intersection of Millwood Avenue and Devine Street


 

Site of Heathwood Common School

Heathwood Common School once stood at the intersection of Garners Ferry Road (Millwood Avenue) and Devine Street. The two-story brick building, completed in 1912, boasted four rooms on each floor and a second-floor auditorium. As a part of the county school system, Heathwood educated first- through seventh-grade students. The facility was annexed into the Columbia City Schools system in the 1920s. In 1927, the school became a junior high, the second in Columbia after Wardlaw Junior High on Elmwood Avenue. The following decade Heathwood Junior High was incorporated into Hand Junior High in Shandon Annex. In 1945, the Shandon United Methodist Church congregation used the structure for its church services while erecting a new facility on Devine Street, which it completed in 1950. Afterward, this landmark school building was demolished to make way for new development at this intersection.

  • Heathwood Common School

    Heathwood Common School, undated. Image courtesy Montgomery Warner

33.997504, -80.9930711

Newsletter Signup

newsletter signup

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for events, news, and updates from Historic Columbia!

  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Flickr
Historic Columbia

© 2023 Historic Columbia

Administrative Offices
1601 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Tours
All historic house and garden tours start at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills.
1616 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Questions? Call (803) 252-7742.

Website by Cyberwoven