The Cleveland School, also known as Cleveland Middle School, is a historic school complex located near Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles C. Hook and built in 1926–1927, with flanking wings added in 1932 and 1938. It is a two-story, five-bay, U-shaped, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a projecting center bay with recessed main entrance and end bays with blind windows. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1927), bathroom (c. 1927), and gymnasium (1955).[2]
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| Location | 8968 Cleveland Rd., near Clayton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′6″N 78°31′43″W / 35.56833°N 78.52861°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1926-1927, 1932, 1938, 1955 |
| Built by | Rogers, J.P. |
| Architect | Hook, Charles C. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000961[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
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.
- ^ Susannah V. Franklin (November 2004). "Cleveland School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.