Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)

Monterey High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Front and northeastern side
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Location	Spruce 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
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1922 (1922)
Architect	Virginia State Board of Education; Luther Wayne Puffenbarger
Architectural style	Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.	02000178 [1]
VLR No.	262-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 13, 2002
Designated VLR	December 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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
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

External links

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