{"nrhp_refnum":"10000963","name":"Nicolas Street School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"332 Nicolas St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Uvalde","county":"Uvalde County","state":"TX","lat":29.204094722000036,"lon":-99.79350013699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, two-classroom brick school building at Nicolas Street in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, built in 1938 for African American students, with a 1978 addition on the north end.","why_significant":"It is the only surviving property directly associated with African American education in Uvalde. It represents the era of legally segregated, unequal schooling and the community's effort to secure quality facilities for its children until the district integrated in 1955. It was listed under Criterion A for Education and Ethnic Heritage: Black.","narrative":"Built in 1938, this single-story brick school in southwest Uvalde served the city's African American children during the era of segregated public education. Designed by San Antonio architect Will N. Noonan and built by local contractor Robert Holcomb for a low bid of $7,606, it has two classrooms, a hipped metal roof, high-set windows and a modest Prairie Style influence. The school opened in September 1938 and served eight grades with two teachers, Susie Harris and Jewel Kinchlow. A 1978 addition later made room for an elderly nutrition center, and the building was also used by a youth boxing club. It is now vacant and shows the effects of deferred maintenance, though much of its original character remains. It is the only surviving property tied directly to African American education in Uvalde, and it reflects the community's long effort to obtain adequate schooling before the district integrated in 1955.","period_of_significance":"1938-1960","architect_builder":"Noonan, Will N., architect; Holcomb, Robert, contractor","architectural_style":"Late 19th and early 20th Century American Movements: Prairie Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant/not in use; the building has suffered from lack of maintenance and the brick is painted, but it retains historic integrity.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.671579-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/9738/40973866/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/10000963.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000963/6fe4cf99e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000963/6fe4cf99e7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NICHOLAS_STREET_SCHOOL,_UVALDE_COUNTY,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NICHOLAS_STREET_SCHOOL,_UVALDE_COUNTY,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973866","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002709"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/uvalde-county/nicolas-street-school-10000963/"}