Mars Hill High School

Mars Hill High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Former Mars Hill High School, January 2019
Show map of North Carolina Show map of the United States
Location	734 Bailey St., Mars Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°50′6″N82°33′9″W / 35.83500°N 82.55250°W / 35.83500; -82.55250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936 (1936)-1938
Built by	Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Architect	Alexander, S. Grant & Assoc.
Architectural style	Rustic Revival
NRHP reference No.	05000962 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 2005

Mars Hill High School, also known as Mars Hill School and Mars Hill Elementary School, is a historic high school building located at Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and is a one-story native stone building in the WPA Rustic style. It consists of two sections: a rear-facing L-shaped classroom block and a gymnasium wing. Mars Hill High School continued to serve the community as a high school until a new high school was built in 1973. The building housed middle and elementary school students until 2001. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

The building is currently undergoing renovations to become resident apartments. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Clay Griffith (May 2005). "Mars Hill High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
3. Moon, Paul. "Rock Building project rolls forward, bringing new apartments to Mars Hill". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved July 18, 2020.