Claxton School

Claxton Elementary School
Claxton Elementary School, September 2014
Location241 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°36′28″N 82°33′13″W / 35.60778°N 82.55361°W / 35.60778; -82.55361
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1922 (1922)-1925
ArchitectGreene, Ronald; Sayre, C. Gadsen
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.92000671[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1992

Claxton School is a historic school building located at Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922–1925, and is a three-story, Neoclassical school building constructed of hollow clay tile. It is faced with cast concrete stone veneer. The original two-story auditorium is located at the rear of the building.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Martha Fullington and Andrea Austin (November 1991). "Claxton School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.