Cliffside Public School is a historic

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complex located at Cliffside,

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. It was designed by architect Louis H. Asbury (1877-1975) and built in 1920–1921. It is a two-story on basement, "T"-plan,

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style terra cotta tile building sheathed in glazed brick. The front facade features a tetrastyle two-story

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of Indiana

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. The vocational and physical education building, erected by the Work Projects Administration in 1940–1941. Also on the property are the contributing series of

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masonry structures built in 1940–1941.It sits on landscaped grounds designed by Earle Sumner Draper. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1998.

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Works Progress Administration in North Carolina School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina School buildings completed in 1920 Buildings and structures in Rutherford County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina 1920 establishments in North Carolina {{RutherfordCountyNC-NRHP-stub