Mount Olive High School (North Carolina)
Historic school building in North Carolina, United States
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Mount Olive High School is a historic former high school building located at Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a three-story, T-shaped, multicolored tapestry brick school building in the Classical Revival style. It features terra cotta and cast stone exterior details and arched doorways and windows. A two-room brick cafeteria addition was made in 1945–1946. It housed Mount Olive Junior High from 1965 to 1979, after construction of the Southern Wayne High School.[2]
Mount Olive High School (Former) | |
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| Location | 100 Wooten St., Mount Olive, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°12′1″N 78°4′23″W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | B.R. Lucas, John David Gullett |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Mount Olive Historic District (ID99000639) |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001266[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1998 |
It was probably the most important work by architect John David Gullett.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as "Mount Olive High School (Former)".[1] It is also a contributing building in the Mount Olive Historic District, National Register-listed in 1999.
Notable alumni
- Rachel Darden Davis, physician and politician