Massey Hill Classical High School

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Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS)
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Massey Hill Classical High School
1062 Southern Avenue

28306

United States
Coordinates 35°1′51″N78°53′42″W / 35.03083°N 78.89500°W / 35.03083; -78.89500 Coordinates: 35°1′51″N78°53′42″W / 35.03083°N 78.89500°W / 35.03083; -78.89500
Massey Hill High School
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Location1062 Southern Ave., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Area6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectDixon, Stiles S.,; Dietrick, William H. et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 04001387 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2004
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Type Public, School-of-Choice
Established1925(97 years ago) (1925)
School district Cumberland County Schools
CEEB code 341314
PrincipalAnn-Marie Palmer
Grades912
Color(s)Hunter green and white
  
MascotPirate
Website mhchs.ccs.k12.nc.us

Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS) is a high school in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The main building of the Massey Hill Classical High School was built in 1925. It is a two-story brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival-style. What is now known as the Science Building was added in 1942 and eventually expanded to twelve classrooms. The gymnasium was built in 1947. The gymnasium has served as a community recreation center and is still used by the Recreation Department for evening basketball. [2]

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In 2004 Massey Hill was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michelle A. Michael (June 2004). "Massey Hill High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.