Central School | |
Location: | 303 McRae St., Laurinburg, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 34.7703°N -79.4611°W |
Built: | 1910 |
Architect: | Oliver Duke Wheeler, Leslie Boney |
Builder: | W.E. Matthews |
Architecture: | Neoclassical |
Added: | January 20, 2005 |
Refnum: | 04001525 |
The Central School, also known as Laurinburg Graded School, is a historic school building located at Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. The original section was designed by architect Oliver Duke Wheeler and built in 1909–1910. It is a two-story, brick building in Neoclassical style. The main entrance features a prominent central portico with four Doric order columns. Two-story flanking wings were added in 1939, and additions to the wings were made in 1948 and 1949 and designed by Leslie Boney. The school closed in 2000.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.