Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)

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Monterey High School
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LocationSpruce St., 0.5 mi. S of US 250, Monterey, Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′35″N79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W / 38.40972; -79.58694 Coordinates: 38°24′35″N79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W / 38.40972; -79.58694
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectVirginia State Board of Education; Luther Wayne Puffenbarger
Architectural style Neoclassical
NRHP reference No. 02000178 [1]
VLR No.262-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2001 [2]

Monterey High School, also known as Highland High School, Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, and Highland Center, is a historic school building located at Monterey, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, hipped roof garnet sandstone structure in the Classical Revival-style. The three-bay facade consists of two side classroom wings with the central entry portico. It has a multiple hipped roof, symmetrical facade, and portico supported by Doric order columns. The school closed in 1997, and subsequently housed the Highland Center. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. William T. Frazier (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monterey High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo