{"nrhp_refnum":"86001028","name":"Hawthorne School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Hawthorne and Bluff Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canonsburg","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.26084022600003,"lon":-80.19612812099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Tudor Revival elementary school at the corner of Hawthorne and Bluff Streets in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, built 1927-1929 to a design by local architect George Brugger.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an exceptional neighborhood school that combines a traditional Tudor Revival appearance with progressive interior planning, such as a multi-purpose room. It was the last and most refined of three elementary schools Brugger designed in the 1920s, when Canonsburg moved from centralized downtown schools to ward schools. Its Tudor Revival image is described as unique among Washington County's elementary schools.","narrative":"Hawthorne School is a two-story, pressed brick elementary school at Hawthorne and Bluff Streets in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Built between 1927 and 1929 and designed by local architect George Brugger, it uses Tudor Revival details: a steep slate roof, gabled extensions at the corners and front, a tall shouldered chimney, and dressed stone surrounds. Inside, eight classrooms occupy the second floor, while a multi-purpose room fills the center of the first floor. The school was the last of three elementary schools Brugger designed in the borough during the 1920s, as Canonsburg shifted from centralized downtown schools to ward schools spread across its neighborhoods. Residents asked for a traditional-looking building after reacting poorly to his plainer earlier schools. The result combined a traditional image with progressive use of interior space. It is regarded as one of the most refined elementary schools in the area and as unique in Washington County. The building remains in excellent condition with little outward alteration.","period_of_significance":"1927-1929","architect_builder":"George Brugger (architect); Carl W. Shrimp (builder)","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and essentially unaltered since the late 1920s. The form marks it unoccupied, and a school district letter calls it unused.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:59:04.148796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86001028.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001028/fce787d7ea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001028/fce787d7ea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FormerSiteofHawthorneSchool.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</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:FormerSiteofHawthorneSchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994897","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_School_(Canonsburg,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12059694"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/hawthorne-school-86001028/"}