Central School Historic District

Central School Historic District
Central School
Location Roughly N. Battleground Ave., N. Piedmont Ave., E. King St., E. Ridge Ave., and N. Gaston St., Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′34″N 81°20′34″W / 35.24278°N 81.34278°WCoordinates: 35°14′34″N 81°20′34″W / 35.24278°N 81.34278°W
Area 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Architectural style Second Empire, Queen Anne, et al.
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 01000513[1]
Added to NRHP May 18, 2001

Central School Historic District is a national historic district located at Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in a residential section of Kings Mountain. The houses date between about 1870 and 1950, and include representative examples of the Second Empire and Queen Anne architectural styles. Notable nonresidential buildings are the Second Southern Railway Depot (1925), St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (1921, 1950), First Presbyterian Church (1936), and Central·High School (1933).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Megan D. Eades & Brian R. Eades (August 2000). "Central School Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.