The Alabama Historical Commission listed the school in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 26, 2007, and in November 2021, provided grant funds for the school’s rehabilitation.
Old Munford High School is in the heart of Munford. Construction began in 1922, and the original two-story section features a beautiful rock cladding. Additional sections were added in 1934 and 1942 due to an increase in the school’s population. In 2001, the school’s interior underwent renovations, and windows were replaced. The Talladega County Board of Education transferred ownership to the town of Munford in 2008. The former lunchroom now serve brings new life into its walls. The Munford community values the old school and is committed to its preservation. Old Munford High School is a rare resource, as only a handful of rock-built schools remain in Alabama. The school, which may be the largest surviving chert-rock structure in Talladega County, represents a unique type of vernacular construction found in certain north and north-central Alabama counties. These schools were constructed primarily during the 1920s through the 1940s, and many of these structures have disappeared from the Alabama landscape.
The Alabama Historical Commission listed the school in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 26, 2007, and in November 2021, provided grant funds for the school’s rehabilitation.
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