Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium
(Redirected from Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium)
The Clayton Elementary School and Auditorium are a historic school complex located at Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina. The elementary school was built in 1915, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building on a raised basement with a projecting one-story rear gymnasium. The municipal auditorium was designed by architect Charles C. Hook and built in 1926. It consists of a two-story, gable front auditorium on the front of the building, with a three-story classroom section at the rear. The classroom block contains 18 classrooms. The school closed in 1997.[2]
Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium | |
 Northern side of the complex | |
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| Location | 101 and 111 2nd St., Clayton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°39′8″N 78°27′38″W / 35.65222°N 78.46056°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1915, 1926 |
| Architect | Charles Christian Hook |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001133[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 20, 2001 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth P. Thomas (February 2001). "Clayton Graded School and Clayton Grammar School-Municipal Auditorium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.