Jamestown High School, Former | |
Location | 200 W. Main St., Jamestown, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°59′36″N79°56′21″W / 35.99333°N 79.93917°W |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Harge, Charles E.; Brooks & Hunt |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001779 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1991 |
Jamestown High School, Former, also known as Jamestown Public School, is a historic school building located at Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles E. Hartge and built in 1915. It is a 2 1/2-story, Classical Revival-style brick building with cast stone detailing. It features a full-height tetrastyle entrance portico supported by Ionic order columns and pilasters. The building underwent a major rehabilitation and adaptive reuse in 1986 and 1987. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]
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