Former Pembroke High School

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Former Pembroke High School
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LocationE of the jct. of Hwy. 711 and NC 1561, Pembroke, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°41′10″N79°12′16″W / 34.68611°N 79.20444°W / 34.68611; -79.20444 Coordinates: 34°41′10″N79°12′16″W / 34.68611°N 79.20444°W / 34.68611; -79.20444
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectWPA
NRHP reference # 95001071 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1995

The former Pembroke High School, also known as the Indian Education Resource Center, is a historic high school building located at Pembroke, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was designed and built by the Public Works Administration in 1939. It is a one-story, brick building consisting of a central entrance pavilion and auditorium, with flanking classroom wings. The building was renovated in Fall 1992. The building originally housed a high school for Native American students of the Lumbee tribe. [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Susan Holladay (June 1995). "Pembroke High School, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.