Hastings High School (Florida)

	Hastings High School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Hastings, Florida United States
Coordinates	29°42′40″N 81°30′18″W / 29.71111°N 81.50500°W
Built	1924
Architect	Fred A. Henderich
NRHP reference No.	06000502
Added to NRHP	June 14, 2006

The Hastings High School is a historic public high school building in the St. Johns County School District. It is located at 6195 South Main Street in Hastings, Florida, in southwest St. Johns County, Florida. The building no longer operates as a school, and currently serves as a library.

History

Construction of a new school, designed by Fred A. Henderich, began in May 1924. The two-story coquina building had a roof of Spanish tile and included 12 classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices, a cafeteria and an auditorium with seating for 650. Lighting was electric and heat was provided with hot water radiators.^[2]

The Hastings Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library is located in this building.^[3]

On June 14, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Notable alumni

Derrick Ramsey (born 1956), Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development and former NFL player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, Gil: "The Progressive Era to World War II" Dr. Bronson's St. Augustine History
^ [1] St. Johns County Public Library, Hastings Branch
^ Hitchner, Emelia. "Catching up with a hometown hero", The St. Augustine Record, June 26, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2019. "Ramsey became a two-time state champion at Hastings High School before he moved to Camden, New Jersey, to live with his uncle and finish high school."

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[DRB-2] Wilson, Gil: "The Progressive Era to World War II" Dr. Bronson's St. Augustine History

[3] [1] St. Johns County Public Library, Hastings Branch

[4] Hitchner, Emelia. "Catching up with a hometown hero", The St. Augustine Record, June 26, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2019. "Ramsey became a two-time state champion at Hastings High School before he moved to Camden, New Jersey, to live with his uncle and finish high school."

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