Avery Avenue School
Avery Avenue School, also known as Catawba Valley Legal Services, is a historic school building located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1923, and is a two-story, brick, crescent-shaped building. It has a polygonal center section features a pyramidal roof covered in mission tile and topped by a small belfry. The building housed a school until 1957 when it was converted to offices for Burke County.[2]
Avery Avenue School | |
Avery Avenue School from Bouchelle Street | |
Location | 200 Avery Ave., Morganton, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°44′52″N 81°41′14″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1923 |
Architect | Hook, Charles Christian |
MPS | Morganton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 87001925[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 9, 1987 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Suzanne Pickens Wylie (July 1986). "Avery Avenue School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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