Orange High School (Orange, Virginia) Explained

Orange High School
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 14, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:275-5002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:224 Belleview Ave., Orange, Virginia
Coordinates:38.2506°N -78.1153°W
Built:1911
Architect:Robinson, Charles M.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:July 05, 2001
Refnum:01000692

Orange High School is a historic school located in Orange, Virginia. The first school building at the site was built in 1911 based on a design by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson. The original structure is a -story building with a monumental Doric portico modeled on the Temple of Albano. In 1925, a one-story annex was added to the school. The school opened in 1911 as an elementary, middle, and high school. It continued in operation until 1970. When plans to demolish the original 1911 building were announced in the late 1990s, local residents protested. The property was converted for use as apartments for senior citizens.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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: Orange High School. Mary Harding Sadler with Jean McRae and Peter McDearmon Witt. January 2001 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo