{"nrhp_refnum":"100011319","name":"Marshall High School (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"115 and 145 Blannahassett","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marshall","county":"Madison County","state":"NC","lat":null,"lon":null,"geom_source":null},"listed_date":"2025-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Marshall High School is a two-story-plus-basement, U-shaped brick school building on Blannahassett Island in the French Broad River at Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina, completed in 1926. The island lies south of Main Street and is reached by a bridge from downtown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is locally architecturally significant as a public school in the Colonial Revival style in a prominent town location. It also cites its association with the educational history of Marshall and Madison County, and the consolidation of county schools. The building is designed by Frank B. Simpson and built by Mack Sprinkle.","narrative":"Marshall High School is a brick, two-story school building with a basement, set on a level island in the French Broad River at Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina. Completed in 1926 under a design by Raleigh architect Frank B. Simpson, with Mack Sprinkle of Marshall as general contractor, it was built during the county's effort to consolidate its scattered schools. The U-shaped plan centres on a two-story auditorium, with classrooms arranged around the perimeter on both floors. Its symmetrical facade has two projecting bays with gabled parapets, and the building is in the Colonial Revival style. The school was designed to serve grades one through twelve and to host community events, and the auditorium was intended for wider public use. It is regarded as locally significant for its architecture and for its role in the schooling of Marshall. The 2004 flood damaged the building heavily, and renovation for artist studios is underway.","period_of_significance":"1926-1957","architect_builder":"Simpson, Frank B., architect; Sprinkle, Mack, builder","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The building is undergoing renovation for use as artist studios after severe damage in the 2004 flood.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.364121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7211/47721159/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/08000779.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721159","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/madison-county/marshall-high-school-boundary-increase-100011319/"}