Central School (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
Central School | |
 Front of the school, with a flanking wing at right | |
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| Location | 303 McRae St., Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°46′13″N 79°27′40″W / 34.77028°N 79.46111°W |
| Area | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Built by | W.E. Matthews |
| Architect | Oliver Duke Wheeler, Leslie Boney |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001525[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 2005 |
The Central School, also known as Laurinburg Graded School, is a historic school building located at Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. The original section was designed by architect Oliver Duke Wheeler and built in 1909–1910. It is a two-story, brick building in Neoclassical style. The main entrance features a prominent central portico with four Doric order columns. Two-story flanking wings were added in 1939, and additions to the wings were made in 1948 and 1949 and designed by Leslie Boney. The school closed in 2000.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (April 2004). "Central School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1910
- Buildings and structures in Scotland County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Scotland County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs