Hamilton High School (Cartersville, Virginia)
Hamilton High School is a historic high school building complex located at Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA. It was constructed in 1910 and is a two-story wood-frame building, constructed in a local adaptation of the Classical Revival style. It has a hipped roof topped by a bell tower / cupola and is two bays deep and three bays wide, with an exterior footprint of 50 feet by 57 feet. An auditorium annex was added about 1925. A second annex, an agricultural classroom building now referred to as "the cannery" was added to the property about 1930, and the Wayside School (c. 1879), a one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the property from the vicinity of nearby Sportsmen's Lake between about 1935 and 1945.[3]
Hamilton High School | |
 Hamilton High School at dusk, April 2017 | |
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| Location | 1925 Cartersville Rd., Cartersville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′30″N 78°7′39″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Dickenson, C.W. (Superintendent) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001136 [1] |
| VLR No. | 024-0105 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 5, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Mike Yengling (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hamilton High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
