1922
Kingwood High School is constructed
Kingwood High School was constructed in 1922 in the Neo-Colonial Revival style. Morgantown architect Francis J. Simmons designed the building, which later housed Central Preston Senior High School and Central Preston Middle School.
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National Register nomination, Kingwood Historic District, Section 7, p. 18 and Section 8, p. 31; Kingwood High School historical marker
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Central Preston Sr. High School, Preston County, W. Va., ca. 1975–1985
This later photograph shows the building during its subsequent use as Central Preston Senior High School.
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