Former Reidsville High School

Former Reidsville High School
Reidsville High School, 1920s
Location116 N. Franklin St., Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′46″N 79°40′14″W / 36.36278°N 79.67056°W / 36.36278; -79.67056
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

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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 February 1, 2015.