Gastonia High School is a historic high school building located at Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was designed by Hugh Edward White and built in 1922–1924. It is a five-story, heavily ornamented E-shaped Tudor Revival style red brick school. It has a flat roof with parapet and features a four-bay projecting frontispiece and two-story, elegantly finished, auditorium. It has a six bays long and three bays wide addition built in 1955.[2]

Gastonia High School
Gastonia High School is located in North Carolina
Gastonia High School
Gastonia High School is located in the United States
Gastonia High School
LocationS. York St., Gastonia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°15′10″N 81°11′19″W / 35.25278°N 81.18861°W / 35.25278; -81.18861
Area7.9 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1922 (1922)-1924
ArchitectWhite, Hugh, Sr.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.83001884[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the York-Chester Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Alice Dixon Hinson; Tony L. Gray; Jerry Cross (n.d.). "Gastonia High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.