Bath School is a historic

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complex located at

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, Beaufort County, North Carolina. It was built in phases between 1918 and 1966, and consists of two classroom buildings and a classroom and auditorium building connected by a two-story

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. Each section is a two-story, brick structure with a hipped roof and Colonial Revival style design details. A kitchen addition was built in 1966. Also on the property are the contributing 1 1/2-story vocational building constructed in 1939 with funds from the

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(PWA), one-story shop building built in 1948, and flagpole. It was listed on the

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in 2008. It is located in the Bath Historic District.

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Public Works Administration in North Carolina School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina School buildings completed in 1918 Schools in Beaufort County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Beaufort County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina 1918 establishments in North Carolina {{BeaufortCountyNC-NRHP-stub