400 Main St., Valdese, North Carolina. County/parish: Burke.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 25, 1984. NRIS 84000115.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Valdese Elementary School, also known as the Old Rock School, is a historic school building located at Valdese, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922–1923, and is a two-story, fieldstone four square building with a hipped roof. It features a T-shaped clerestory above the auditorium space. It was constructed largely by Waldensian settlers from Northern Italy.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Old Rock School is now home to several community organizations and events, including Bluegrass concerts, the Old Colony Players, the Rock School Art Galleries, Old Rock School Railway Museum, and Valdese Travel and Tourism.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719297