Mars Hill High School, also known as Mars Hill School and Mars Hill Elementary School, is a historic high school building located at Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and is a one-story native stone building in the WPA Rustic style. It consists of two sections: a rear-facing L-shaped classroom block and a gymnasium wing Mars Hill High School continued to serve the community as a high school until a new high school was built in 1973. The building housed middle and elementary school students until 2001.[2]

Mars Hill High School
Former Mars Hill High School, January 2019
Mars Hill High School is located in North Carolina
Mars Hill High School
Mars Hill High School is located in the United States
Mars Hill High School
Location734 Bailey St., Mars Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates35°50′6″N 82°33′9″W / 35.83500°N 82.55250°W / 35.83500; -82.55250
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)-1938
Built byWorks Progress Administration (WPA)
ArchitectAlexander, S. Grant & Assoc.
Architectural styleRustic Revival
NRHP reference No.05000962[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 2005

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

The building is currently undergoing renovations to become resident apartments.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clay Griffith (May 2005). "Mars Hill High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ^ Moon, Paul. "Rock Building project rolls forward, bringing new apartments to Mars Hill". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved 2020-07-18.