Former Reidsville High School

The former Reidsville High School, also known as Reidsville Junior High School and Reidsville Middle School, is a historic school building located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Willard C. Northup and built in 1923. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped, brick building with a combination of Colonial and Classical Revival stylistic features. A matching one-bay addition was built in 1941. It features a two-story tetrastyle portico of Tuscan order columns and terra cotta trim. It ceased use as a high school in 1960, with the construction of Reidsville High School and the building closed permanently as a school in 1980.[2]

Former Reidsville High School
Reidsville High School, 1920s
Location116 N. Franklin St., Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′46″N 79°40′14″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
Built byL.B. Flora
ArchitectWillard C. Northup
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.93001540[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1994

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (July 1993). "Reidsville High School, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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