Henrietta-Caroleen High School, also known as Tri-High, Tri-Community Elementary, and Chase Middle School, is a historic high school building located near Mooresboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Leslie Boney (1880-1964) and built in 1925. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The front facade features a monumental, two-story, portico with a denticulated pediment supported by fluted Corinthian order columns. A brick gymnasium addition was built in 1935 and a hip-roofed, concrete block, addition to it was added in 1952. Also on the property are the contributing cafeteria building (1955, 1967), and a World War II Commemorative Marker (c. 1950). The building houses Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, a public charter school.[2]
Henrietta-Caroleen High School | |
 Henrietta-Caroleen High School, July 2013 | |
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| Location | 2527 NC 221A, near Mooresboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°16′28″N 81°47′48″W / 35.27444°N 81.79667°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1925, 1935, 1952, 1955, 1967 |
| Built by | Palmer-Spivey Construction Co. |
| Architect | Boney, Leslie N. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001451[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2005 |
It was added to 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.
- ^ Heather Fearnbach (August 2005). "Henrietta-Caroleen High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.