Cool Springs High School
Appearance
Cool Springs High School | |
![]() Cool Springs High School, January 2013 | |
Location | 382 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°20′19″N 81°51′58″W / 35.33861°N 81.86611°W |
Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
Built | 1924 |
Built by | Kistler, H.A. |
Architect | Asbury, Louis Humbert |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99000813[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 8, 1999 |
Cool Springs High School is a historic high school building located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1924. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The front facade features a shallow four-column Tuscan order portico with echoing pilasters. In May 1998 it ceased to be used for instructional purposes.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is located in the West Main Street Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davvd Foard Hood (September 1998). "Cool Springs High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- High schools in North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1924
- Buildings and structures in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs