John D. Bassett High School Explained

John D. Bassett High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 7, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:044-5169
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.7621°N -79.9964°W
Built:-1948
Architect:Dixon and Norman
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:February 3, 2006
Refnum:05001587

John D. Bassett High School, also known as Bassett Middle School, is a historic school building located at Bassett, Henry County, Virginia. It was built in 1947–1948, and is a two-story Georgian Revival style brick school building. A rear addition was built in 1961. It has three bay portico entrances at each end with cupolas above. They provide public access to the two community spaces on the interior – the auditorium at one end and the gymnasium at the other. The building features a hip roof with slate shingles, gabled dormers and octagonal cupolas; and Flemish-bond variant brickwork with corner quoins and a water table. It was replaced by the Bassett High School in 1979, and continued to operate as a middle school. The school closed in 2004.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John D. Bassett High School . Alison Stone Blanton. July 2005. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos