Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)
Appearance
Monterey High School | |
![]() Front and northeastern side | |
Location | Spruce St., 0.5 mi. S of US 250, Monterey, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°24′35″N 79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1922 |
Architect | Virginia State Board of Education; Luther Wayne Puffenbarger |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
NRHP reference No. | 02000178[1] |
VLR No. | 262-0082 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 13, 2002 |
Designated VLR | December 5, 2001[2] |
Monterey High School, also known as Highland High School, Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, and Highland Center, is a historic school building located at Monterey, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, hipped roof garnet sandstone structure in the Classical Revival-style. The three-bay facade consists of two side classroom wings with the central entry portico. It has a multiple hipped roof, symmetrical facade, and portico supported by Doric order columns. The school closed in 1997, and subsequently housed the Highland Center.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ William T. Frazier (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monterey High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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