New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)

New Hope High School
Front of the school
LocationVA 608, New Hope, Virginia
Coordinates38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W / 38.20111; -78.90389
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1925 (1925), 1942
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSPublic Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP reference No.85000393[1]
VLR No.007-1087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984[2]

New Hope High School is a historic public school building located at New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a brick building consisting of an auditorium/gymnasium as the core of the building with rectangular flat roofed blocks on either side. The central auditorium/gymnasium has a tall hipped roof. It has Art Deco style stepped facades on the front and sides, embellished with diamond-shaped concrete blocks along the cornice. A three-room north wing was added in 1942. Also on the property is a contributing brick agriculture building built in 1926.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hope High School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo