​Thomas Jefferson Elementary School was dedicated on Sunday Jan. 31st, 1960. The $250,00 structure was all steel, brick, and concrete. Construction was started in October 1958 and finished the following December. It was built with 16 classrooms, a conference room, an office, a health room, a library, a band room, and a combination auditorium and cafeteria. The entire floor space was calculated at approximately 28,000 feet. As soon as this building was completed it reached capacity, and the school was expanded.

​​(Photos courtesy J. Dickson Black / Randy McCrory Collection)