Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)

Monterey High School
Front and northeastern side
Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)
Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia) is located in the United States
Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)
LocationSpruce St., 0.5 mi. S of US 250, Monterey, Virginia
Coordinates38°24′35″N 79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W / 38.40972; -79.58694
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectVirginia State Board of Education; Luther Wayne Puffenbarger
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.02000178[1]
VLR No.262-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2001[2]

Monterey High School, also known as Highland High School, Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, and Highland Center, is a historic school building located at Monterey, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, hipped roof garnet sandstone structure in the Classical Revival-style. The three-bay facade consists of two side classroom wings with the central entry portico. It has a multiple hipped roof, symmetrical facade, and portico supported by Doric order columns. The school closed in 1997, and subsequently housed the Highland Center.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ William T. Frazier (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monterey High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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