Built 1932 (1932)-1935 VLR # 001-5065 Opened 1932 Function School | NRHP Reference # 10000561 Designated VLR June 17, 2010 Area 5 ha Added to NRHP 16 August 2010 | |
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Location 32308 Lankford Hwy., near Painter, Virginia Built by J.W. Hudson; J.W. Hudson, Jr. Architectural styles Colonial Revival architecture, Art Deco | ||
Central High School is a historic high school building located near Painter, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1932, with an addition in 1935, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, brick building with brick and stone detailing in the Art Deco style. The 1935 addition was funded by the Public Works Administration. The building served as a high school until 1984, when it was converted to a middle school. Also on the property are a contributing one-story wood-frame double classroom building, one-story vocational school building, and a one-story Colonial Revival style dwelling that served as the home economics building.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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