{"nrhp_refnum":"00000482","name":"Chase City High School","other_names":["Maple Manor Apartments"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"132 Endly St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chase City","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"VA","lat":36.79881093000006,"lon":-78.46218885999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former high school in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, built in two phases in 1908 and 1917 to designs by Roanoke architect H. H. Huggins. It is a Colonial/Georgian Revival complex joined by a 1960 connector, with a 1917 brick building behind it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an architectural landmark, a relatively sophisticated Georgian Revival design by one of Virginia's most prolific early 20th-century architects. It was the first modern school building in Chase City and reflected the community's commitment to high school education. The 1917 rear building, with its ca. 1939 cannery addition, also served vocational agriculture and food conservation.","narrative":"Chase City High School is a brick Colonial Revival school complex in the center of Chase City, Virginia. Two two-story buildings with Georgian Revival details were built in 1908 and 1917 from designs by Roanoke architect H. H. Huggins, and a connector was added in 1960. Features include Doric porticoes, slate roofs, brick quoins, and interiors with heart-pine floors and pressed-tin ceilings. It was the town's first modern school building and drew students from rural one-room schools within about ten miles. It served as a high school until 1955, then as part of the town's secondary education program until 1980. Behind it stands a 1917 brick building built for vocational agriculture classes, later given a concrete block cannery addition around 1939 that supported wartime victory gardens. A 1991 rehabilitation, following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, turned the school into apartments for elderly residents while keeping its character-defining features.","period_of_significance":"1908-1949","architect_builder":"H. H. Huggins","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1991 as affordable apartments for the elderly (26 one- and two-bedroom units); the exterior retains its historic appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.134841-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/6819/41681912/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/00000482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000482/a61cecd80c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000482/a61cecd80c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chase_City_High_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chase_City_High_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681912","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_City_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712157"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/mecklenburg-county/chase-city-high-school-00000482/"}