Mars Hill High School

Mars Hill High School
Location 734 Bailey St., Mars Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°50′6″N 82°33′9″W / 35.83500°N 82.55250°WCoordinates: 35°50′6″N 82°33′9″W / 35.83500°N 82.55250°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1936-1938
Built by Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Architect Alexander, S. Grant & Assoc.
Architectural style Rustic Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 05000962[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 2005

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]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  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.