Grimes School

Grimes School
Location Hege Dr., Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°50′0″N 80°15′22″W / 35.83333°N 80.25611°W / 35.83333; -80.25611Coordinates: 35°50′0″N 80°15′22″W / 35.83333°N 80.25611°W / 35.83333; -80.25611
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1935 (1935)-1936
Built by Ward & Thomason
Architect Wallace, William Roy
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 88002832[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 1988

Grimes School is a historic school building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935-1936, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. It features large windows, an entrance portico with Ionic order fluted columns, and a large octagonal cupola. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ William H. Huffman (August 1988). "Grimes School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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