Cool Springs High School is a historic high school building located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1924. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The front facade features a shallow four-column Tuscan order portico with echoing pilasters. In May 1998 it ceased to be used for instructional purposes.[2]
Cool Springs High School | |
 Cool Springs High School, January 2013 | |
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| Location | 382 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′19″N 81°51′58″W / 35.33861°N 81.86611°W |
| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Built by | Kistler, H.A. |
| Architect | Asbury, Louis Humbert |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000813[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] It is located in the West Main Street Historic District.
Note: There was also a historic Cool Spring High School in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davvd Foard Hood (September 1998). "Cool Springs High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.