{"nrhp_refnum":"10001055","name":"Glencoe School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2649 Union Ridge Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Glencoe","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":36.146524543000055,"lon":-79.42359951899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick-veneered school building at 2649 Union Ridge Road in Glencoe, about six miles north of Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. Built in 1936 with Public Works Administration funds and designed by architect R. R. Markley, it gained a cafeteria addition in 1951.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion A for its role in the history of education in Alamance County, and under Criterion C for its architecture. It appears to be the only remaining rural brick school in the county and retains a high level of integrity. Its Craftsman- and Colonial Revival-influenced details illustrate a national style in a Depression-era rural community.","narrative":"Glencoe School is a one-story brick-veneered school on Union Ridge Road, about six miles north of Burlington in Alamance County. Completed in 1936 with Public Works Administration funds, it replaced an earlier frame school built by the Holt family for the children of Glencoe Mill workers. Architect R. R. Markley designed it with Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences, including a low hipped roof with deep overhangs, decorative brick panels and large twelve-over-twelve wood windows. An H-shaped hallway plan holds six classrooms and a central auditorium, and a cafeteria was added in 1951. The school opened with 137 students in grades one through seven and stayed in use until 1963. It was later converted to warehouse use. The nomination finds it significant for its place in county education history and as what appears to be the only remaining rural brick school in Alamance County, with a high level of architectural integrity.","period_of_significance":"1936 - 1960","architect_builder":"Markley, R. R., architect; C. H. Bright of Burlington held the construction contract","architectural_style":"Craftsman (with Colonial Revival influences)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a warehouse (Commerce/Trade). The school operated until 1963. The roof is in poor condition and has a leak.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.122887-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/7188/47718890/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/10001055.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718890","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencoe_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17511564"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/glencoe-school-10001055/"}