J.C. Price High School
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J.C. Price High School, September 2012
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Location | 1300-1400 W. Bank St., Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°40′37″N 80°29′45″W / 35.67694°N 80.49583°WCoordinates: 35°40′37″N 80°29′45″W / 35.67694°N 80.49583°W |
Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | 1932 | , 1947, 1969
Architect | Barbee and Yoe |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Modern Movement |
NRHP Reference # | 10000208 |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 2010 |
J.C. Price High School, also known as the Joseph Charles Price High School, is a historic high school complex located at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The complex consists of four symmetrically positioned one-story brick buildings built between 1931 and 1957. The original building was built in 1931-1932, and is an "H"-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. The Rosenwald Fund supported the construction of the school with a building grant of $5,300. A classroom building was built parallel to the original building in 1956-1957, a gymnasium was built in 1951, and cafeteria in 1956-1957. J. C. Price High School was originally housed in the Monroe Street School. The school served as Salisbury’s high school for African-American students from 1932 through the 1968-1969 school year.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.