Allen Jay School Rock Gymnasium

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Allen Jay School Rock Gymnasium
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Rock Gym, September 2014
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Location1201 E. Fairfield Rd., High Point, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°55′33″N79°57′38″W / 35.92583°N 79.96056°W / 35.92583; -79.96056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1938 (1938)-1939
Architectural styleRustic Revival
NRHP reference No. 12000574 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2012

Allen Jay School Rock Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium building located in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. Built between 1938 and 1939 as part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project at a rural consolidated school, it is a two-story, Rustic Revival-style fieldstone building with two small, one-story additions. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-07.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (September 2011). "Allen Jay School Rock Gymnasium" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.