Cool Springs High School

Cool Springs High School is a historic high school building located at Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1924. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style red brick building. The front facade features a shallow four-column Tuscan order portico with echoing pilasters. In May 1998 it ceased to be used for instructional purposes.^[2]

Cool Springs High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Cool Springs High School, January 2013
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Location	382 W. Main St., Forest City, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°20′19″N 81°51′58″W / 35.33861°N 81.86611°W / 35.33861; -81.86611
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built	1924 (1924)
Built by	Kistler, H.A.
Architect	Asbury, Louis Humbert
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	99000813^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1999

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1] It is located in the West Main Street Historic District.

Note: There was also a historic Cool Spring High School in Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Davvd Foard Hood (September 1998). "Cool Springs High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.