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Elk Park School

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Built
  
1935 (1935)-1938, 1951

NRHP Reference #
  
05001410

Added to NRHP
  
16 December 2005

Architectural style
  
Rustic Revival

Area
  
8,000 m²

Elk Park School

Location
  
253 Elk Park School Rd., Elk Park, North Carolina

Built by
  
Works Progress Administration

Elk Park School is a historic school building located at Elk Park, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built between 1935 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. It is a one-story, E-shaped Rustic Revival-style stone building. It measures 16 bays wide and has a large gymnasium ell. A one-story, concrete block cafeteria addition was built in 1951. It remained in use as a school until the end of the 20th century, then converted in 2004 to apartments.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

Elk Park School Wikipedia