Highland School (Hickory, North Carolina) Explained

Highland School
Location:1017 10th Ave. NE., Hickory, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7425°N -81.3164°W
Architect:Rink, L.R.; Setzer, Milt
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 1, 1990
Refnum:90000824

Highland School, also known as Highland Graded School, is a historic school building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, brick building with hipped slate roof in the Classical Revival style. It has a projecting nine-bay central pavilion. A brick "gymtorium"(which has since been torn down) and lunchroom building was built in 1950 and connected by a covered walkway. It has since been converted into the Highland School Apartments.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Langdon Edmunds Oppermann. Highland School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 1990. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.