Claxton School
Claxton Elementary School | |
 Claxton Elementary School, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 241 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′28″N 82°33′13″W / 35.60778°N 82.55361°W |
| Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1925 |
| Architect | Greene, Ronald; Sayre, C. Gadsen |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000671[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1992 |
Claxton School is a historic school building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922–1925, and is a three-story, Neoclassical school building constructed of hollow clay tile. It is faced with cast concrete stone veneer. The original two-story auditorium is located at the rear of the building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martha Fullington and Andrea Austin (November 1991). "Claxton School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1925
- Buildings and structures in Asheville, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- 1925 establishments in North Carolina
- Buncombe County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs