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Community group seeks to restore Brooklyn School as community hub; state preservation assessment underway
Summary
Representatives from a community group told Colleton County Council they have secured grants and begun assessments to renovate Brooklyn School, now listed on a national historic registry, and seek county support for renovations, services and a mobile health facility connection.
A community group that is working to restore the historic Brooklyn School presented plans to Colleton County Council on June 3, 2025, saying it has secured preliminary grants and is moving forward with preservation assessments and project planning.
Octavia Lewis, representing the group’s effort to restore the building, told the council the Brooklyn School is now registered as a national historic site and that the group has received a $50,000 grant to support planning. The county-funded or state-funded grant (described in the presentation as a $50,000 award) will help the group hire an architect to produce…
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