Massey Hill Classical High School

Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS)
Address
1062 Southern Avenue
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28306
United States
Information
Type Public, School-of-Choice
Established 1925
School district Cumberland County Schools
Principal Pamela Adams
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Kelly Green & White        
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Massey Hill High School
Location 1062 Southern Ave., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°1′51″N 78°53′42″W / 35.03083°N 78.89500°W / 35.03083; -78.89500Coordinates: 35°1′51″N 78°53′42″W / 35.03083°N 78.89500°W / 35.03083; -78.89500
Area 6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)
Architect Dixon, Stiles S.,; Dietrick, William H. et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 04001387[1]
Added to NRHP December 23, 2004
Website mhchs.ccs.k12.nc.us

Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS) is a high school in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The main building of the Massey Hill Classical High School was built in 1925. It is a two-story brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival-style. What is now known as the Science Building was added in 1942 and eventually expanded to twelve classrooms. The gymnasium was built in 1947. The gymnasium has served as a community recreation center and is still used by the Recreation Department for evening basketball.[2]

In 2004 Massey Hill was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.[1]

Former principals

  • Joyce Adams (1998-2003)
  • Donna Hancock (2003-2006)
  • Mark Culbreth (2006–2012)
  • Pamela Adams (2012–Present)

Notable people

  • KD Robichaux novelist

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Michelle A. Michael (June 2004). "Massey Hill High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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