Cool Springs High School Explained

Cool Springs High School
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:382 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.3386°N -81.8661°W
Architect:Asbury, Louis Humbert
Builder:Kistler, H.A.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:July 8, 1999
Refnum:99000813

Cool Springs High School is a historic high school building located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1924. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The front facade features a shallow four-column Tuscan order portico with echoing pilasters. In May 1998 it ceased to be used for instructional purposes.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is located in the West Main Street Historic District.

Note: There was also a historic Cool Spring High School in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davvd Foard Hood. Cool Springs High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1998. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.