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Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°29′52″N 77°38′49″W / 36.49778°N 77.64694°W / 36.49778; -77.64694
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Gaston School
Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina)
Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Gaston School (Gaston, North Carolina)
Location200 School St., Gaston, North Carolina
Coordinates36°29′52″N 77°38′49″W / 36.49778°N 77.64694°W / 36.49778; -77.64694
Area12.13 acres (4.91 ha)
Builtc. 1950 (1950)-1968
ArchitectBoney, Leslie N.
Architectural styleModernist
NRHP reference No.12000215[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 2012

Gaston School is a historic high school building located at Gaston, Northampton County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Leslie Boney and built about 1950, with additions made about 1952; 1955, about 1962, and about 1968. It is a brick-clad, flat-roofed, one-story Modernist building. Also on the property is the contributing home economics and auto shop building (c. 1952, c. 1968). The school closed about 1990.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/09/12 through 4/13/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-20.
  2. ^ Ellen Turco and Susan H. Daniel (December 2011). "Gaston School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-03-01.