Claxton School

Location241 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina

Coordinates35°36′28″N 82°33′13″W / 35.60778°N 82.55361°W / 35.60778; -82.55361

Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)

Built1922 (1922)-1925

Claxton Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Claxton Elementary School, September 2014
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Location	241 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°36′28″N 82°33′13″W / 35.60778°N 82.55361°W / 35.60778; -82.55361
Area	4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built	1922 (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]