The Chase Street School is located at 757 North Chase Street (Tax Parcel No. 11-4-D3-A-015) between Boulevard and Prince Avenue.

 

This one-story brick structure, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style on a side-facing, U-shaped plan, has been enlarged with several additions. Although some characteristic elements, such as the tile roof and the parapet finials, have been removed, the Chase Street School retains other defining elements such as Flemish bond brickwork, parapeted gable ends, and a brick beltcourse beneath the multi-pane windows. The main, round-arched entrance is marked by a coping-detailed parapet and plain supports, which were originally round with Corinthian capitals. Pilasters on either side of the glazed double doors possess Corinthian capitals, and the arched windows, transom, and sidelights are closed. Similar secondary entrances puncture either end of the facade. Several compatible additions and buildings have enlarged the campus, which occupies a large lot with a deep setback and mature trees.

A fire at the school district's offices destroyed the original plans and information concerning the architect. However, similarity of design and materials and construction in the same year, 1923, as the David C. Barrow School imply the same builder and architect. Chase retains more of its architectural integrity than Barrow, but together they remain Athens's two oldest public schools. The extant Oconee and College Avenue schools are older but have been adapted to office use.

The Chase Street School is locally designated as a Historic Landmark (January 8, 1991).