Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School

Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School, June 2013
Location	545 Charlotte Rd., Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°21′54″N 81°56′41″W / 35.365°N 81.9446°WCoordinates: 35°21′54″N 81°56′41″W / 35.365°N 81.9446°W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1924-1925, 1938-1939
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	92001843[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1993

Rutherfordton-Spindale Middle School is a historic school building located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Hugh Edward White (1869-1939) and built in 1924-1925. It is a three-story, "L"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The classroom wing was rebuilt following a fire in 1938. A separate Vocational Education Building was added to the school in 1939. It sits on landscaped grounds designed by Earle Sumner Draper (1893–1994).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as the Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Davyd Foard Hood (September 1992). "Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.