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Hillside Park High School

Coordinates: 35°58′56″N 78°54′09″W / 35.98222°N 78.90250°W / 35.98222; -78.90250
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Hillside Park High School
Front of the school
Hillside Park High School is located in North Carolina
Hillside Park High School
Hillside Park High School is located in the United States
Hillside Park High School
Location200 E. Umstead Street, Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates35°58′56″N 78°54′09″W / 35.98222°N 78.90250°W / 35.98222; -78.90250
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1922 (1922), 1954-1955, c. 1960
ArchitectMilburn, Heister & Company, Hackney & Knott
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Modern Movement
MPSDurham MRA
NRHP reference No.13001026[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 2012

Hillside Park High School, also known as Hillside High School, James A. Whitted Elementary School, and James A. Whitted Junior High School, is a historic school building for African-American students located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The original Classical Revival portion dates to 1922 and is a T-shaped, two-story building on a full basement. A three-story red-brick, T-shaped Modern Movement style addition was built in 1954–1955, with a one-story-on-basement gymnasium rear wing. Also on the property is a contributing greenhouse built about 1960. The school served the African-American student population of Durham until 1970, when the schools were integrated.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-10.
  2. ^ Jennifer Martin Mitchell (July 2013). "Hillside Park High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.