Monterey High School (Monterey, Virginia) Explained

Monterey High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 5, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:262-0082
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.4097°N -79.5869°W
Architect:Virginia State Board of Education; Luther Wayne Puffenbarger
Added:March 13, 2002
Refnum:02000178

Monterey High School, also known as Highland High School, Monterey Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, and Highland Center, is a historic school building located at Monterey, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, hipped roof garnet sandstone structure in the Classical Revival-style. The three-bay facade consists of two side classroom wings with the central entry portico. It has a multiple hipped roof, symmetrical facade, and portico supported by Doric order columns. The school closed in 1997, and subsequently housed the Highland Center.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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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: Monterey High School . William T. Frazier. August 2001. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo