Gastonia High School
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| Location | S. York St., Gastonia, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°15′10″N 81°11′19″W / 35.25278°N 81.18861°W |
| Area | 7.9 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1924 |
| Architect | White, Hugh, Sr. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001884[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1983 |
Gastonia High School is a historic high school building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Hugh Edward White and built in 1922–1924. It is a five-story, heavily ornamented E-shaped Tudor Revival style red brick school. It has a flat roof with parapet and features a four-bay projecting frontispiece and two-story, elegantly finished, auditorium. It has a six bays long and three bays wide addition built in 1955.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the York-Chester Historic District.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Alice Dixon Hinson; Tony L. Gray; Jerry Cross (n.d.). "Gastonia High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Tudor Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1924
- Buildings and structures in Gaston County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Gaston County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- 1924 establishments in North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs