{"nrhp_refnum":"09000839","name":"Celina Public School","other_names":["Celina High School","Celina ISD Administration"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"205 S. Colorado St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Celina","county":"Collin County","state":"TX","lat":33.324606319000054,"lon":-96.78882410699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-10-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick public school building at 205 S. Colorado Street in Celina, Collin County, Texas, built in 1941-42 and designed by Dallas architect Hoke Smith with WPA funding. The property also includes two 1953-54 ancillary buildings and a historic flagpole.","why_significant":"The school is nominated under Criterion A in the area of Education, at the local level, for its association with the developing educational system and facilities in Celina. It marked the high point of the school district's efforts to reform its schools and increase enrollment. It is also a modest example of WPA Moderne design by an architect who designed many WPA schools across Texas.","narrative":"Built in 1941-42 at 205 South Colorado Street, Celina Public School is a one-story, E-shaped brick building in the WPA Moderne manner. It has a flat roof, a barrel-vaulted gymnasium wing, bark-faced orange-brown brick, and bands of sash windows. Decoration is limited to brick patterning and relief at the east entrance. Dallas architect Hoke Smith designed it with Works Progress Administration funds, after a 1941 federal grant of $67,930 was supplemented by city bonds. The new school replaced earlier buildings, including the 1916 school; the granite cornerstone of the 1915-16 high school was set into the new north wall. Inside, the main hallway, classrooms, wood floors and gymnasium largely survive. Two brick buildings from 1953-54 for music and shop classes and the original flagpole also contribute. Four modular buildings from about 1985 do not. The school was listed for its role in the growth of education in Celina, and it now houses school district offices.","period_of_significance":"1941-1959","architect_builder":"Smith, Hoke; Works Progress Administration","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: WPA Moderne","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Recently converted to house the administration offices of the Celina Independent School District; the form's function section also lists vacant/not in use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.794173-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/9715/40971522/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/09000839.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000839/6f19ca2c85-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000839/6f19ca2c85-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celinaschoo1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celinaschoo1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971522","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000095"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/collin-county/celina-public-school-09000839/"}