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John D. Bassett High School

Coordinates: 36°45′44″N 79°59′47″W / 36.7621°N 79.9964°W / 36.7621; -79.9964
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John D. Bassett High School
Front of the school
John D. Bassett High School is located in Virginia
John D. Bassett High School
John D. Bassett High School is located in the United States
John D. Bassett High School
LocationState Route 57, Bassett, Virginia
Coordinates36°45′44″N 79°59′47″W / 36.7621°N 79.9964°W / 36.7621; -79.9964
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1947 (1947)-1948
ArchitectDixon and Norman
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.05001587[1]
VLR No.044-5169
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 2006
Designated VLRDecember 7, 2005[2]

John D. Bassett High School, also known as Bassett Middle School, is a historic school building located at Bassett, Henry County, Virginia. It was built in 1947–1948, and is a two-story Georgian Revival style brick school building. A rear addition was built in 1961. It has three bay portico entrances at each end with cupolas above. They provide public access to the two community spaces on the interior – the auditorium at one end and the gymnasium at the other. The building features a hip roof with slate shingles, gabled dormers and octagonal cupolas; and Flemish-bond variant brickwork with corner quoins and a water table. It was replaced by the Bassett High School in 1979, and continued to operate as a middle school. The school closed in 2004.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Alison Stone Blanton (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John D. Bassett High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos