Highland School (Hickory, North Carolina)
Highland School | |
 Highland School, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1017 10th Ave. NE., Hickory, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′33″N 81°18′59″W / 35.74250°N 81.31639°W |
| Area | 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Rink, L.R.; Setzer, Milt |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000824[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 1990 |
Highland School, also known as Highland Graded School, is a historic school building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, brick building with hipped slate roof in the Classical Revival style. It has a projecting nine-bay central pavilion. A brick "gymtorium"(which has since been torn down) and lunchroom building was built in 1950 and connected by a covered walkway. It has since been converted into the Highland School Apartments.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Langdon Edmunds Oppermann (February 1990). "Highland School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
Categories:
- Hickory, North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1921
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Catawba County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 1921 establishments in North Carolina
- Catawba County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs