This building was the last school to serve the historically Black community of Harrisburg, south of Milledgeville. I’m unsure if it was just a part of the school or if it was the whole entity.

Prior to construction of this facility, there was at least one earlier school in Harrisburg, which operated from 1871-1952. The present structure was almost certainly an Equalization School, and as a result, was probably only open for a couple of decades at most.

In 2021, the building was initially slated to be revived as a library, but now serves a broader purpose as the Collins P. Lee Harrisburg Community Center. Collins P. Lee (1937-2008) was the first African-American city councilman in Milledgeville and later served as a county commissioner. He had a 30-year career as an educator, working as a teacher and an assistant principal.

Update: The Georgia High School Basketball Project, which researches these forgotten schools more than any other entity I know of, notes that Harrisburg was open, in one form or another, from 1956-1988. They also found that Harrisburg had around 15 teachers for all of its existence. Historic Aerials confirmed this was only the front section and that it looks like a cafetorium on the side. A long wing stood behind it.