Massey Hill Classical High School

Historic school building in North Carolina, United States

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Massey Hill High School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location1062 Southern Ave., Fayetteville, North CarolinaArea6.6 acres (2.7 ha)Built1925 (1925)ArchitectDixon, Stiles S.,; Dietrick, William H. et al.Architectural styleClassical RevivalNRHP reference No.04001387^[1]Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2004 InformationTypePublic, School-of-ChoiceEstablished1925 (99 years ago) (1925)School districtCumberland County SchoolsCEEB code341314PrincipalDouglas MassengillGrades9–12Color(s)Hunter green and white
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Massey Hill Classical High School (MHCHS) is a high school in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The main building of the Massey Hill Classical High School was built in 1925. It is a two-story brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival-style. What is now known as the Science Building was added in 1942 and eventually expanded to twelve classrooms. The gymnasium was built in 1947. The gymnasium has served as a community recreation center and is still used by the Recreation Department for evening basketball.^[2]

In 2004 Massey Hill was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.^[1]

List of principals

Joyce Adams (1998–2003)
Donna Hancock (2003–2007)
Mark Culbreth (2007–2011)
Pamela Adams (2011–2019)
Jason Jordan (2019–2021)
Ann-Marie Palmer (2021–2022)
Douglas Massengill (2022-Present)

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Michelle A. Michael (June 2004). "Massey Hill High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.