{"nrhp_refnum":"90000466","name":"Brenham High School","other_names":["Community Education","#621"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1301 S. Market","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brenham","county":"Washington County","state":"TX","lat":30.15872208500008,"lon":-96.39310797799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Brenham High School is a two-story red brick Classical Revival school building at 1301 South Market in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, built in 1927-28 and designed by Austin architects Giesecke and Harris.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is eligible under Criterion C as one of the best local examples of the Classical Revival style, and perhaps the finest institutional example in Brenham. Its large arched windows, colossal pilasters with Corinthian capitals, symmetry and stone detailing are cited as defining features. It is also tied to the local context of community development and regional expansion from 1870 to 1941.","narrative":"Built in 1927-28, Brenham High School is a two-story red brick building at 1301 South Market in Brenham, Texas. Austin architects Giesecke and Harris designed it in the Classical Revival style, which was popular in the city in the early twentieth century. The west facade has a central block flanked by stepped wings, with five monumental arched windows set between six colossal pilasters topped with Corinthian capitals. Stone stringcourses, medallions and arched entry porticoes with quoining contrast with the brick walls. Steel framing sits on a concrete foundation under a flat roof with a brick and stone parapet. The building served as the town's principal high school from 1928 to 1964, then as a middle school until the mid-1980s, and now houses a community education center. It is regarded as one of the few remaining Classical Revival buildings in Brenham and perhaps its finest institutional example, and it retains its original architectural integrity.","period_of_significance":"1927-28","architect_builder":"Giesecke, Bertram and Harris, August W. (Austin, TX)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with original architectural integrity; now used as a community education center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.175936-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/9706/40970623/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90000466.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000466/598c9680bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000466/598c9680bf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrenhamHighSchoolgym1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:BrenhamHighSchoolgym1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970623","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002478"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/washington-county/brenham-high-school-90000466/"}