Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School

Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School, June 2013
Location	Jct. of Charlotte Rd. (US 74 Bus.) and US 74, NW corner, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°21′57″N 81°56′42″W / 35.36583°N 81.94500°WCoordinates: 35°21′57″N 81°56′42″W / 35.36583°N 81.94500°W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1924-1925, 1938-1939
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	92001843[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1993

Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School is a historic high school building located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Hugh Edward White (1869-1939) and built in 1924-1925. It is a three-story, "L"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The classroom wing was rebuilt following a fire in 1938. A separate Vocational Education Building was added to the school in 1939. It sits on landscaped grounds designed by Earle Sumner Draper (1893–1994).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Davyd Foard Hood (September 1992). "Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.