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Huntersville Colored High School

Coordinates: 35°23′53″N 80°50′5″W / 35.39806°N 80.83472°W / 35.39806; -80.83472
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Huntersville Colored High School
Huntersville Colored High School is located in North Carolina
Huntersville Colored High School
Huntersville Colored High School is located in the United States
Huntersville Colored High School
Location302 Holbrooks Rd., Huntersville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°23′53″N 80°50′5″W / 35.39806°N 80.83472°W / 35.39806; -80.83472
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1937 (1937), 1953, 1957
Architectural styleColonial Revival, International Style
NRHP reference No.09000636[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2009

Huntersville Colored High School, also known as Torrence-Lytle High School, is a historic high school complex located at Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The main building is a variegated red brick, Colonial Revival main block built in 1937 with two-story International Style wings constructed in 1957. The original section was built under the auspices of the Public Works Administration. Also on the property is the elementary school building built in 1953 and a gymnasium built in 1957. The elementary school is a long, one-story, rectangular, red brick building. The complex continued to function as a public school until 1966.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. ^ Richard Mattson and Frances Alexander (November 2008). "Huntersville Colored High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.