{"nrhp_refnum":"85000849","name":"Dasher High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"900 S. Troup St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valdosta","county":"Lowndes County","state":"GA","lat":30.820236843000032,"lon":-83.26919489599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Dasher High School is a one-story brick and tile block school building with Tudoresque detailing at 900 South Troup Street, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, opened in 1929 and designed by architect Lloyd Greer, with J. N. Bray Co. as contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is a good, though altered, example of progressive 1920s one-story school design. It is also the only surviving one of three black high schools that served Valdosta, and its graduates include many of the city's early to mid-20th century black leaders.","narrative":"Dasher High School is a one-story brick and tile block building in Valdosta, Georgia, opened in 1929 as the city's black high school. Architect Lloyd Greer designed it on a modified T plan, with Tudor-arched entrances, parapeted gables, diamond-patterned brickwork and terra-cotta inlays that give it a Tudoresque look. Its sprawling single-story layout reflected 1920s beliefs that such schools offered better heating, ventilation, lighting and pupil circulation. A mixed crew of black and white tradesmen built it. The school was the only black high school in Valdosta from 1929 until 1956, when it became a junior high. It is the only one of the city's three black high schools still standing. Principal Rev. James L. Lomax led it, and graduates include writers, administrators, a Rhodes scholar and the first black member of the Valdosta City Council. A 1939 auditorium and a 1950s wing were added, and windows and interior finishes have been replaced, but the plan survives. It now serves as a community center.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Lloyd Greer, Architect; J. N. Bray Co., Contractor","architectural_style":"Tudoresque","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a senior citizen and community center; the interior and windows have been altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.738372-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/85000849.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000849/005d328cc3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000849/005d328cc3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Ebyabe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdosta_GA_Dasher_School_pano02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebyabe</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valdosta_GA_Dasher_School_pano02.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07000379","name":"Southside Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/southside-historic-district-07000379/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208831","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasher_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16954482"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/lowndes-county/dasher-high-school-85000849/"}