J.C. Price High School, also known as the Joseph Charles Price High School, is a historic high school complex located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The school served as Salisbury's high school for African-American students from 1932 through the 1968–1969 school year.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
J.C. Price High School | |
 J.C. Price High School, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1300-1400 W. Bank St., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′37″N 80°29′45″W / 35.67694°N 80.49583°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | 1932, 1947, 1969 |
| Architect | Barbee and Yoe |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000208[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 2010 |
J. C. Price High School was originally housed in the Monroe Street School. The Rosenwald Fund supported the construction of a school building with a grant of $5,300. A gymnasium was built in 1951, a classroom building was built parallel to the original building in 1956–1957, and cafeteria in 1956-1957
The complex consists of four symmetrically positioned one-story brick buildings built between 1931 and 1957. The original building was built in 1931–1932, and is an H-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (August 2009). "J.C. Price High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.