Cool Springs High School

Cool Springs High School
Cool Springs High School, January 2013
Location382 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates35°20′19″N 81°51′58″W / 35.33861°N 81.86611°W / 35.33861; -81.86611
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1924 (1924)
Built byKistler, H.A.
ArchitectAsbury, Louis Humbert
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.99000813[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1999

Cool Springs High School is a historic high school building located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1924. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival-style red brick building. The front facade features a shallow four-column Tuscan order portico with echoing pilasters. In May 1998 it ceased to be used for instructional purposes.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is located in the West Main Street Historic District.

Note: There was also a historic Cool Spring High School in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Davvd Foard Hood (September 1998). "Cool Springs High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.