Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School Explained

Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School
Location:545 Charlotte Rd.,
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.365°N -81.9446°W
Built:-1925, 1938-1939
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:February 3, 1993
Refnum:92001843

Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School is a historic school building located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Hugh Edward White (1869-1939) and built in 1924–1925. It is a three-story, "L"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The classroom wing was rebuilt following a fire in 1938. A separate Vocational Education Building was added to the school in 1939. It sits on landscaped grounds designed by Earle Sumner Draper (1893–1994).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as the Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood. Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1992. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.