Elk Park School

Elk Park School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	253 Elk Park School Rd., Elk Park, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°9′41″N 81°58′49″W / 36.16139°N 81.98028°W / 36.16139; -81.98028Coordinates: 36°9′41″N 81°58′49″W / 36.16139°N 81.98028°W / 36.16139; -81.98028
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1935 (1935)-1938, 1951
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	Rustic Revival
NRHP Reference #	05001410^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 2005

Elk Park School is a historic school building located at Elk Park, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built between 1935 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. It is a one-story, E-shaped Rustic Revival-style stone building. It measures 16 bays wide and has a large gymnasium ell. A one-story, concrete block cafeteria addition was built in 1951. It remained in use as a school until the end of the 20th century, then converted in 2004 to apartments.^[2]

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

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Clay Griffith (September 2005). "Elk Park School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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