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Historic school building in North Carolina, United States United States historic place
Grimes School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationHege Dr., Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates35°50′0″N 80°15′22″W / 35.83333°N 80.25611°W / 35.83333; -80.25611
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1935 (1935)-1936
Built byWard & Thomason
ArchitectWallace, William Roy
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.88002832
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1988

Grimes School is a historic school building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935–1936, and is a two-story, T-shaped, Colonial Revival-style Flemish bond brick building. It features large windows, an entrance portico with Ionic order fluted columns, and a large octagonal cupola. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. William H. Huffman (August 1988). "Grimes School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

See also

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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