Grimes School is a historic school building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935–1936, and is a two-story, T-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. It features large windows, an entrance portico with Ionic order fluted columns, and a large octagonal cupola. Some funding for school construction was provided by the Public Works Administration.[2]
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| Location | Hege Dr., Lexington, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°50′0″N 80°15′22″W / 35.83333°N 80.25611°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1935-1936 |
| Built by | Ward & Thomason |
| Architect | Wallace, William Roy |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002832[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ William H. Huffman (August 1988). "Grimes School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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