New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)

New Hope High School
Location VA 608, New Hope, Virginia
Coordinates 38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°WCoordinates: 38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1925, 1942
Architectural style Art Deco
Governing body Local
MPS Public Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP Reference # 85000393[1]
VLR # 007-1087
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 27, 1985
Designated VLR December 11, 1984[2]

New Hope High School is a historic public school building located at New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a brick building consisting of an auditorium/gymnasium as the core of the building with rectangular flat roofed blocks on either side. The central auditorium/gymnasium has a tall hipped roof. It has Art Deco style stepped facades on the front and sides, embellished with diamond-shaped concrete blocks along the cornice. A three room north wing was added in 1942. Also on the property is a contributing brick agriculture building built in 1926.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hope High School". and Accompanying photo