{"nrhp_refnum":"91001683","name":"Highland Park Public School","other_names":["DHR File No. 127-355"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2928 Second Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond (Independent City)","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.56966157200003,"lon":-77.41882982699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Highland Park Public School is a two-story brick and stucco school building at 2928 Second Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Its original section dates to 1909, with additions in 1913, 1921 and 1929, all designed by architect Charles M. Robinson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school represents about sixty years of the evolution of Richmond's public education system, from a Henrico County community school to a city neighborhood school. It is also an example of the work of Charles M. Robinson, Richmond School Board architect from 1909 to 1930. The additions kept the original Mediterranean Revival design, giving the building a cohesive appearance.","narrative":"Highland Park Public School, at 2928 Second Avenue in Richmond, is a two-story brick and stucco building on a raised basement, covered by hipped roofs of terra cotta tile. Built in 1909 to serve the Henrico County suburb of Highland Park, it was enlarged in 1913 with a double-height auditorium and again in 1921 and 1929 with classroom wings. Architect Charles M. Robinson designed every phase in the Mediterranean Revival style, repeating the tan brick, stucco basement and tile roofs so the whole reads as one design. Robinson served as Richmond School Board architect from 1909 to 1930 and designed twenty school buildings and additions for the city. The school became part of Richmond when Highland Park was annexed in 1914, then served as a northern neighborhood school until the 1970s. Enrollment reached 881 pupils in 1930-31. It was listed for its architecture and for its role in Richmond's public education history. Its current use is multiple dwelling.","period_of_significance":"1909-1929","architect_builder":"architect: Robinson, Charles M.; builder: Jno. Amrhein & Bros.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th century revivals: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival (described in the text as Mediterranean Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The building ceased to function as a school in the 1970s and its current function is listed as multiple dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.745413-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/6830/41683043/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/91001683.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001683/5663aba913-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001683/5663aba913-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Morgan Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highland_Park_Public_School_Richmond_Va_2011.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan Riley</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:Highland_Park_Public_School_Richmond_Va_2011.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683043","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park_Public_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5759020"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/highland-park-public-school-91001683/"}