Elkland School Gymnasium is a historic

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located at

Todd Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

Ashe County, North Carolina Ashe County is a county located in the United States state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,577. Its county seat is Jefferson. History Historical evidence shows that Ashe County was inhabited by Native Americ ...

. It was built in 1934 by the N.C. Emergency Relief Administration, and consists of a 1 1/2-story, gable-roof center section with a one-story, gable-roofed entrance pavilion. The interior features exposed system of elegant scissor

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es that support the roof structure. It was listed on the

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in 2004.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina School buildings completed in 1934 Buildings and structures in Ashe County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Ashe County, North Carolina 1934 establishments in North Carolina {{AsheCountyNC-NRHP-stub