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. Scenes from the 1974 movie "Where The Lilies Bloom" were filmed in Elk Park School, and children from the elementary school appeared as extras in those scenes. It remained in use as a school until the end of the 20th century, then converted in 2004 to apartments.[2]
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| Location | 253 Elk Park School Rd., Elk Park, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′41″N 81°58′49″W / 36.16139°N 81.98028°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1935-1938, 1951 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| Architectural style | Rustic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001410[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clay Griffith (September 2005). "Elk Park School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.