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Calvin H. Wiley School

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NRHP Reference #
  
88002028

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Area
  
7,300 m²

Added to NRHP
  
20 October 1988

Calvin H. Wiley School

Location
  
200 blk. of Ridge Ave., Salisbury, North Carolina

Built
  
1916 (1916)-1918, 1921, 1951

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Calvin H. Wiley School, also known as the West Ward School, is a historic school building located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The original building was built in 1916–1918, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with Classical Revival style design elements. A classroom addition was built in 1921 and an auditorium and lunchroom added in 1951. The school closed in 1983, and was subsequently renovated into apartments.

The school was named for Calvin H. Wiley, the first Superintendent of Public Instruction. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

Calvin H. Wiley School Wikipedia