Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia)

Monterey High School
Location Spruce St., 0.5 mi. S of US 250, Monterey, Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′35″N 79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W / 38.40972; -79.58694Coordinates: 38°24′35″N 79°35′13″W / 38.40972°N 79.58694°W / 38.40972; -79.58694
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000178[1]
VLR # 262-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 13, 2002
Designated VLR December 5, 2001[2]

Monterey High School, also known as Highland High School, Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, and Highland Center, is a historic school building located at Monterey, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, hipped roof garnet sandstone structure in the Classical Revival-style. The three-bay facade consists of two side classroom wings with the central entry portico. It has a multiple hipped roof, symmetrical facade, and portico supported by Doric order columns. The school closed in 1997, and subsequently housed the Highland Center.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monterey High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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