{"nrhp_refnum":"08000493","name":"Cauley-Wheeler Memorial Building","other_names":["Haines Normal and Industrial Institute"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1339 Laney-Walker Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Augusta","county":"Richmond County","state":"GA","lat":33.46992335200002,"lon":-81.98178527599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-06-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Education","Other"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, brick veneer, four-classroom primary school building at 1339 Laney-Walker Boulevard in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, built in 1924 as part of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. It now sits on the campus of Lucy C. Laney High School.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving building from the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute, an important African-American school in Augusta founded by educator Lucy Craft Laney. It is significant at the statewide level in black ethnic heritage, education and women's history under Criterion A, and under Criterion B for its association with Laney's 50-year career leading the school.","narrative":"Built in 1924, this small one-story brick veneer school at 1339 Laney-Walker Boulevard in Augusta housed the primary grades of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. It measures about 67 by 38 feet, with four classrooms divided by a central hall and a hipped roof. A $10,000 gift from a Northern benefactor, known only as Mrs. Wheeler, paid for it in honor of her nurse, Mary Cauley, a Haines nursing graduate. Haines was founded by Lucy Craft Laney, who led it for 50 years until her death in 1933, and it closed in 1949. The other campus buildings were demolished by 1951, leaving this as the only survivor. It was listed for its role in African-American education and women's history, and for its link to Laney. Plaster walls, chalkboards and wooden classroom doors remain inside. The Haines Alumni Association now uses it for meetings, tutoring and displays.","period_of_significance":"1924-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Currently used by the Haines Alumni Association for meetings, tutoring and historical display space; it retains most historic materials, though several windows are filled in and the doors are modern replacements.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.564465-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/08000493.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209353","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/richmond-county/cauley-wheeler-memorial-building-08000493/"}