{"nrhp_refnum":"89001459","name":"South School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"909 S. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Yellow Springs","county":"Greene County","state":"OH","lat":39.79877623600004,"lon":-83.89579268199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An L-shaped brick schoolhouse at 909 South High Street in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, built in 1856 with a wing added probably in 1873. It is Greek Revival in style with ornamented brickwork.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance for its architecture as a vernacular Greek Revival schoolhouse with corbelled brick pilasters and pedimented gables, typical of Yellow Springs' mid-century boom years. It also matters for education history, serving as the township school, the village high school and later the school for black students. As the black school from 1874 to 1887 it is described as the only remaining material reminder, apart from a church, of that period in the black community's history.","narrative":"Built in 1856 at 909 South High Street in Yellow Springs, this L-shaped brick schoolhouse shows a local version of Greek Revival design. Corbelled pilasters, a brick entablature and pedimented gables give a modest building a dignified look. A wing matching the original brickwork was added probably in 1873. The land was donated by village founder William Mills. The building first served as a Miami Township school, then as the Yellow Springs High School from 1858 to 1872. From 1874 until integration in 1887 it was the school for the village's black students, and the enlarged building replaced a small frame school on Dayton Street. Of the more than a hundred schoolhouses in Greene County, only three used this style, all in Yellow Springs. The exterior remains little altered, while the interior has been rebuilt as residential space, with original trusses left exposed and old blackboards covered but preserved.","period_of_significance":"1856-1887","architect_builder":"unknown (the form says it was likely built by J.W. Hamilton, who almost certainly made the brick)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"The interior was partially demolished when acquired in 1976 and is being rehabilitated as a residence, with an apartment made in the wing in 1978. The exterior brickwork is in good condition and its integrity has been maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.93978-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/89001459.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001459/9a0b92910a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001459/9a0b92910a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_School_in_Yellow_Springs.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_School_in_Yellow_Springs.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988738","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_School_(Yellow_Springs,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7568389"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/greene-county/south-school-89001459/"}