Gastonia High School

Gastonia High School is a historic high school building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Hugh Edward White and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, heavily ornamented "E"-shaped Tudor Revival style red brick school. It has a flat roof with parapet and features a four-bay projecting frontispiece and two-story, elegantly finished, auditorium. It has a six bays long and three bays wide addition built in 1955.[2]

Gastonia High School
LocationS. York St., Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′10″N 81°11′19″W
Area7.9 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1922 (1922)-1924
ArchitectWhite, Hugh, Sr.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.83001884[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the York-Chester Historic District.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Alice Dixon Hinson; Tony L. Gray; Jerry Cross (n.d.). "Gastonia High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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