{"nrhp_refnum":"85000924","name":"Lubbock High School","other_names":["Tom S. Lubbock High School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2004 19th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lubbock","county":"Lubbock County","state":"TX","lat":33.57827196000005,"lon":-101.86009825299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Lubbock High School is a complex of school buildings at 2004 19th Street in Lubbock, Texas, begun in 1930 and opened in 1931. It was designed by the Lubbock firm of Peters, Strange & Bradshaw, with later additions by Haynes & Kirby.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an architectural landmark because of its Northern Italian Romanesque Revival styling, which is uncommon in a city of plain buildings. It also served as Lubbock's major public high school for about thirty years, and its auditorium was a key meeting and entertainment venue. The form rates its significance as local, with regional architectural importance.","narrative":"Lubbock High School is a golden-brick school complex on 19th Street in Lubbock, built in 1930 and 1931 after a 1929 bond election. Architect W.L. Bradshaw of Peters, Strange & Bradshaw chose a Northern Italian Romanesque Revival design with Mozarabic touches, partly influenced by the new Spanish Renaissance Revival buildings at Texas Technological College. Courtyards, a campanile with a red tile roof, terra-cotta ornament, Mexican tile and an 1,800-seat auditorium define the building. It was among the earliest reinforced-concrete buildings in the city. The school was the city's largest high school until 1956 and its auditorium hosted civic performances and touring artists, and alumni include Buddy Holly and Mac Davis. Additions in 1942, 1944, 1948, 1960 and 1964 kept the original style, though a 1964 administrative suite filled the outdoor theater courtyard. The nomination presents it as the most distinctive early high school in the South Plains region.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Peters, Strange, & Bradshaw (original); Haynes & Kirby (additions); builder David N. Leaverton (general contractor)","architectural_style":"Northern Italian Romanesque Revival with Mozarabic elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a school, in excellent condition, with several additions made between 1942 and 1970.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.771502-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/9728/40972878/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000924.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000924/d93e19dc84-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000924/d93e19dc84-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Robert Lawton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lubbock_High_School.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Lawton</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:Lubbock_High_School.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96000276","name":"South Overton Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/south-overton-residential-historic-district-96000276/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972878","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6695119"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/lubbock-county/lubbock-high-school-85000924/"}