Neville High School
National Register of Historic Places

Neville High School

Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana
Listed
May 8, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85000973

About this property

Neville High School is a high school in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is administered by the Monroe City Schools Board. It is located 1/2 mile from the Ouachita River. Its mascot is the Tiger. Neville offers a wide variety of academics, on and off campus. Neville has a Technology department, English department, Foreign Language department, Health department, Journalism department, Math department, Naval Science department, Science department, Social Studies department, and Special Service department. The Neville Tigers play football at Bill Ruple Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana and are coached by Head Coach Mike Collins. Neville has won 12 state championships (1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015) and have been state runners-up six times (1958, 1982, 1991, 1992, 2012, 2016). The Tigers have claimed a district championship 29 times. Neville has made a football playoff appearance 53 times. The Tigers have not missed the playoffs since 1999. The Tigers have had 6 perfect seasons in its football history (1959, 1961, 1962, 1983, 2011, 2015). From 2014 to 2016, the Neville Tigers won 39 straight football games, marking it the 7th best streak in LHSAA history. In 2002, Robert Lane was named Louisiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year, making him the only Tiger to ever receive this honor. Both Robert Lane (2002) and John Diarse (2012) were named LSWA Mr. Football for Louisiana. Diarse was also named a Parade All-American and a U.S. Army All-American. Charlie Brown - LHSAA Hall of Fame Head Coach, Charlie Brown, coached 30 years for the Neville Tigers and compiled a 262–66–5 record with a .790 winning percentage. Coach Brown led the Tigers to eleven district championships and three state championships along with two state runners-up. Jimmy Childress - LHSAA Hall of Fame Head Coach, Jimmy Childress, was an assistant football coach at Neville from 1958 to 1972 and helped to deliver four state championships. Mickey McCarty - Coach McCarty, coached 18 years at Neville and compiled a 197–43 record with a .820 winning percentage. He led the Tigers to eleven district championships and four state championships along with two state runners-up. The Neville Tigers baseball team play their home games at Embanato Field. The team have won 7 state championships in 10 appearances (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1993, 2012, 2017) In September 2017 Neville High School was recognized as the most beautiful high school in the state of Louisiana by Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest listed the most beautiful high school in each state of the United States.

Location

600 Forsythe Ave.
Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana
32.52219, -92.12598

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Neville High School listed on the National Register?

Neville High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Neville High School?

Neville High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Neville High School is recorded as the industrial era.

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