Hillside Park High School

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Hillside Park High School
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Location200 E. Umstead Street, Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°58′56″N78°54′09″W / 35.98222°N 78.90250°W / 35.98222; -78.90250 Coordinates: 35°58′56″N78°54′09″W / 35.98222°N 78.90250°W / 35.98222; -78.90250
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1922 (1922), 1954-1955, c. 1960
Architect Milburn, Heister & Company, Hackney & Knott
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Modern Movement
MPS Durham MRA
NRHP reference No. 13001026 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 2012

Hillside Park High School, also known as Hillside High School, James A. Whitted Elementary School, and James A. Whitted Junior High School, is a historic school building for African-American students located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The original Classical Revival portion dates to 1922 and is a T-shaped, two-story building on a full basement. A three-story red-brick, T-shaped Modern Movement style addition was built in 1954–1955, with a one-story-on-basement gymnasium rear wing. Also on the property is a contributing greenhouse built about 1960. The school served the African-American student population of Durham until 1970, when the schools were integrated. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-10.
  2. Jennifer Martin Mitchell (July 2013). "Hillside Park High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.