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Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium

Coordinates: 35°39′8″N 78°27′38″W / 35.65222°N 78.46056°W / 35.65222; -78.46056
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Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium
Northern side of the complex
Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium is located in North Carolina
Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium
Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium is located in the United States
Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium
Location101 and 111 2nd St., Clayton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°39′8″N 78°27′38″W / 35.65222°N 78.46056°W / 35.65222; -78.46056
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1915 (1915), 1926
ArchitectCharles Christian Hook
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.01001133[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 2001

The Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium are a historic school complex located at Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1915, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building on a raised basement with a projecting one-story rear gymnasium. The municipal auditorium was designed by architect Charles C. Hook and built in 1926. It consists of a two-story, gable front auditorium on the front of the building, with a three-story classroom section at the rear. The classroom block contains 18 classrooms. The school closed in 1997.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Beth P. Thomas (February 2001). "Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.