{"nrhp_refnum":"82002398","name":"Moultrie High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Moultrie","county":"Colquitt County","state":"GA","lat":31.17242965300005,"lon":-83.79424815899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick high school complex in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, completed in 1929 in the Georgian Revival (\"Williamsburg\") style, covering most of a city block at Seventh Avenue SW and Fourth Street SW.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a fine local example of Georgian Revival design adapted for an institutional building. It also represents the 1920s Georgia movement to improve rural education by consolidating city and county schools. Its modern facilities led the district to take part in a 1930s national curriculum-testing program, and it is the oldest remaining school in Moultrie.","narrative":"Moultrie High School is a one-story brick school complex completed in 1929 in Moultrie, Georgia. Designed by Atlanta architect William J.J. Chase and built by local contractor W.J. Pippin, it follows a symmetrical U-shaped plan with a projecting auditorium wing. Flemish bond brickwork, corner quoins, a broken pediment, a semi-circular portico and a wooden cupola give the exterior its Georgian Revival, or \"Williamsburg,\" character, while the interior is plain and functional. Classroom wings and a cafeteria were added in 1933-34, and a gymnasium came later. The school reflects the 1920s effort in Georgia to consolidate city and county high schools. Moultrie voters approved a $100,000 bond issue for the building, which had science labs, a library, and a 750-seat auditorium. In 1935 it was chosen with about thirty other schools nationwide to test modern curriculum methods. It served as a high school until 1954, later became a junior high, and now houses a cultural center.","period_of_significance":"1928-1929","architect_builder":"Architect: William J.J. Chase, Atlanta; Contractor: W.J. Pippin, Moultrie","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival (\"Williamsburg\")","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied; part of the old high school was leased for use as the Colquitt County Cultural Center, which it still served at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.595211-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002398.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002398/721b403275-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002398/721b403275-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moultrie_High.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</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:Moultrie_High.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207642","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colquitt_County_Arts_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30623281"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/colquitt-county/moultrie-high-school-82002398/"}