{"nrhp_refnum":"05001573","name":"Dennison High School","other_names":["Claymont Intermediate School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 N. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dennison","county":"Tuscarawas County","state":"OH","lat":40.39450354100006,"lon":-81.33334716299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-02-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Dennison High School (now Claymont Intermediate School) is a two-story, L-shaped brick school building at 220 North Third Street in Dennison, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, completed in 1928 and designed by architect J. K. Griffin of Canton.","why_significant":"The school is significant under Criterion A for its role in Dennison's educational history and as representative of early 20th-century trends in Ohio public education, including its 1930s Primrose School program for children with special needs. It is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved Collegiate Gothic building and a prominent visual landmark in the community.","narrative":"Dennison High School is a large, two-story brick school on a hill above downtown Dennison, Ohio. Completed in 1928 to a design by Canton architect J. K. Griffin, it uses Collegiate Gothic elements, including a central entrance tower with corner turrets, two smaller end towers and limestone trim. Fireproof concrete floors, an auditorium and a gymnasium placed directly behind the stage reflected modern ideas in school design. The building replaced earlier high schools, and a nearby school burned while it was under construction. It served as Dennison's only high school until 1965, when the district merged with Uhrichsville's to form the Claymont district, and it now serves as an intermediate school. From 1931 to 1954 it housed the Primrose School, a program for children with physical and visual impairments. The school was also a regular host of district basketball tournaments. Its original corridor layout, terrazzo floors and auditorium survive, and its towers remain a landmark visible across town.","period_of_significance":"1928 - 1954","architect_builder":"J.K. Griffin, Canton, Ohio - architect; Smith & Shaffer, Dover, Ohio - contractor","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals - Late Gothic Revival - Collegiate Gothic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently in use as Claymont Intermediate School, serving grades 5 and 6.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.328918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/05001573.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001573/4d46bdd71a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001573/4d46bdd71a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dennison_High_School_at_dawn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dennison_High_School_at_dawn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991764","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennison_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259117"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/tuscarawas-county/dennison-high-school-05001573/"}