{"nrhp_refnum":"00000371","name":"MacIntyre Park and MacIntyre Park High School","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"117 Glenwood Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Thomasville","county":"Thomas County","state":"GA","lat":30.846056602500056,"lon":-83.97264436968445,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-04-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district north of downtown Thomasville, Georgia, combining the 10-acre MacIntyre Park (established 1893) with the adjoining 15.6-acre MacIntyre Park High School campus, whose Classical Revival buildings date from 1925-1950.","why_significant":"The district is considered significant under Criterion A for its ties to education and recreation, and under Criterion C as an outstanding local example of Classical Revival architecture. The park was given to the city in 1893, and the school buildings and athletic facilities trace the growth of Thomasville's public school system through 1950.","narrative":"North of downtown Thomasville, a public park and a school campus sit side by side. MacIntyre Park began in 1893, when 26 acres were given to the city in honor of Colonel Archibald Thompson MacIntyre, a local attorney and planter, with the condition that the land be kept as a park. Across Washington Street, MacIntyre Park High School grew up in stages. A. Ten Eyck Brown designed the two-story north building, built in 1925-1926, and Lockwood and Poundstone designed the matching south building of 1930-1931. Both are brick with terra-cotta trim, and the south building has an arcaded loggia and a large auditorium. The campus also includes Thomas County Veterans Memorial Stadium of 1948, a practice field of 1925, and a gymnasium of 1950. Later additions, such as a 1964 connector between the main buildings, are noted as distinguishable from the originals. The district was listed for its roles in local education and recreation and for its Classical Revival architecture.","period_of_significance":"1893-1950","architect_builder":"A. Ten Eyck Brown (north building, 1925-1926); Lockwood and Poundstone (south building, 1930); S. Ralph Fetzer (stadium, 1948); Lloyd Greer of Valdosta (gymnasium, 1950); J. A. Rowland, superintendent of construction (north building)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current functions are both school and outdoor recreation; the school buildings were altered in 1975 for use by fifth and sixth grades.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.930823-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/00000371.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000371/a4426f621f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000371/a4426f621f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Roberts","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacIntyre_Park_High_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Roberts</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacIntyre_Park_High_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209651","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacIntyre_Park_and_MacIntyre_Park_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30622393"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/thomas-county/macintyre-park-and-macintyre-park-high-school-00000371/"}