{"nrhp_refnum":"01000942","name":"Colbert School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Fourth St. and First Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colbert","county":"Madison County","state":"GA","lat":34.040829134000035,"lon":-83.21479193199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Colbert School is a one-story, H-plan red brick school building with Colonial Revival details at the corner of Fourth Street and First Avenue in Colbert, Madison County, Georgia. It was built in 1924, with later additions and two contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The school is significant in architecture as a good, intact example of an early 20th century community school in Georgia, with its H-plan, one-story height, large windows and Colonial Revival elements. Its 1955 and 1960 International style additions show how that style was adapted to Georgia school design. It is significant in education as the only school serving white children in Colbert during its historic period.","narrative":"Colbert School is a one-story red brick school in Colbert, Madison County, Georgia, built in 1924 on an H-plan with Colonial Revival details such as wide eaves, gable returns and arched entrances. A central auditorium sits between an elementary wing and a high school wing, and the interior keeps hardwood floors, beaded board wainscoting, original auditorium seats and transoms. The community paid for it through a local bond issue and public subscription. Additions followed in 1928, 1942, 1955 and 1960, the last two in the International style. A 1940 vocational agriculture building and a gymnasium from about 1948 also contribute. The school served as the only school for white children in Colbert until high schools were consolidated in 1955, and it later became an elementary school until 1981. Its 1942 lunchroom was the first in the county. The property was listed for its architecture and its role in local education. It now houses a Head Start program and a clothing program.","period_of_significance":"1924-1960","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in educational use; leased to the City of Colbert since 1983 and houses a Head Start program and a clothing program for the needy.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.008322-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/01000942.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208881","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134389742"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/madison-county/colbert-school-01000942/"}