Central Avenue School | |
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| Location | Polk County, Florida, USA |
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| Nearest city | Lakeland, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°2′5″N81°58′23″W / 28.03472°N 81.97306°W Coordinates: 28°2′5″N81°58′23″W / 28.03472°N 81.97306°W |
| Area | 20 acres (0.081 km2) |
| Built | 1926 |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000865 |
| Added to NRHP | 22 July 1999 [1] |
The Central Avenue School (also known as the Central Avenue Elementary School) is a historic school in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It is located at 604 South Central Avenue. The school was designed by Albert Poteet and built in 1926. [2] On July 22, 1999, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This building currently houses the West Area Adult School.
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The Dixieland Historic District is a United States historic district located in Lakeland, Florida. The district is bounded by Walnut Street, Florida Avenue, Lake Hunter, Hartsell Avenue and Belvedere Street. It contains 556 historic buildings.
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The Old Lakeland High School, also formerly known as the Polk Opportunity Center, is an historic 3-story redbrick school building located at 400 North Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, U.S.. Built in 1926, it was designed by architect Edward Columbus Hosford in the late Gothic Revival architectural style.
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