Needham Broughton High School

Contributors:

William Henley Deitrick, architect

Variant Name(s):

Broughton High School; Raleigh High School

Dates:

1927-1929

Location:

Raleigh, Wake County

Street Address:

Peace St. at St. Mary’s St., Raleigh, NC

Status:

Standing

Type:

Educational

Images Published In:

Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
Elizabeth C. Waugh, North Carolina’s Capital, Raleigh (1967).
Elizabeth C. Waugh, “Firm in an Ivied Tower,” North Carolina Architect (Jan.-Feb. 1971).

Note:

William Deitrick’s “Lombard Gothic Style” design for the prestigious Raleigh High School won in a competition that included several established architects. Built of local warm-colored stone, the towered edifice received a design award in 1930 from the NCAIA and established Deitrick’s reputation. Deitrick and other members of his firm designed multiple additions to the rear which have generally complemented the original building. Several of Deitrick’s drawings for the “Raleigh High School” (Broughton High School) are in the Guy E. Crampton-William Henley Deitrick Papers and Drawings at Special Collections Research Center, NCSU Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.