{"nrhp_refnum":"11000645","name":"Steelton High School","other_names":["Felton School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 S. 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Steelton Borough","county":"Dauphin County","state":"PA","lat":40.23796438100004,"lon":-76.83697761699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three interconnected school buildings on a steeply graded 2.2-acre city block in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, built between 1882 and 1928. It includes the 1882 Felton School, the 1899 Steelton High School and the 1928 Auditorium and Gymnasium building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the campus reflects Long Progressive Era educational theory, including specialized spaces, community use and physical health, and that its buildings are good examples of Progressive-era public school design. It also presents the campus as tied to the Pennsylvania Steel Company's influence on the town and its schools. The Felton School is identified as the work of George A. Clough, and the High School as the work of Thomas Hamilton.","narrative":"Steelton High School is a three-building public school campus on a steeply sloping city block in Steelton, overlooking the Susquehanna River and the former Pennsylvania Steel works. The Felton School, built in 1882 to designs by George A. Clough, is a two-and-a-half-story red brick building in the French Renaissance style, with an E-shaped plan, a central tower and a steep slate roof. The three-story High School followed in 1899, designed by Thomas Hamilton in the Late Victorian style, with an I-shaped plan and double-loaded corridors. The 1928 Auditorium and Gymnasium, designed by Charles Howard Lloyd, added public entrances and facilities for community use. The campus is considered significant for its association with Progressive-era public education and for its well-preserved school buildings, which reflect ideas about natural light, ventilation, specialized rooms and the connection between health and learning.","period_of_significance":"1882-1930","architect_builder":"Clough, George A.; Hamilton, Thomas H.; Lloyd, Charles Howard","architectural_style":"French Renaissance (Felton School); Late Victorian (High School); Beaux Arts (Auditorium/Gymnasium)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Campus described as in continuous operation for over a century and retaining its integrity despite mid and late-20th century alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.399455-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/11000645.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000645/82bffb2e73-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000645/82bffb2e73-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ. M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STEELTON_HIGH_SCHOOL,_DAUPHIN_COUNTY_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE AND 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:STEELTON_HIGH_SCHOOL,_DAUPHIN_COUNTY_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992866","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelton_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7605843"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/dauphin-county/steelton-high-school-11000645/"}