{"nrhp_refnum":"95000113","name":"Greensboro Public School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Second and Clear Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greensboro","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.793539355000064,"lon":-79.91217536199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story stone school building at the corner of Second and Clear streets in Greensboro, Greene County, Pennsylvania, constructed in 1904 by James Parreco, who served as both architect and builder.","why_significant":"The building is significant for its association with the development of education in Greensboro and as a locally significant example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The nomination states that it retains sufficient integrity of materials and stylistic details to represent that style. It was built during a population increase tied to the local coal and coke boom.","narrative":"Built in 1904 by James Parreco, the two-and-a-half story stone school stands on a grassy lot at Second and Clear streets in Greensboro, facing west onto Second Street. Its seven bays, round-top arches, square central bell tower, rough-faced stonework, transomed windows and hipped roof reflect the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building housed large classrooms on both floors, with wide central halls running front to back. It served grades one through eight and remained in school use until about 1960. The school district then donated it to the Borough of Greensboro, which passed it to the Mon Center, a local group that converted it into a museum and meeting place by 1976. The school is listed for its role in local educational development, tied to the growth of the population during the coal and coke boom, and for its architecture, which retains its dominant features and physical setting despite later alterations such as infill of the bell tower.","period_of_significance":"1904-1944","architect_builder":"Parreco, James (architect/builder)","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Converted into a local museum and meeting place by a local group, the Mon Center, by 1976, after the school closed around 1960.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.991225-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95000113.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000113/ca1002e20f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000113/ca1002e20f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"JoshuaTree at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreensboroPublicSchoolIn2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JoshuaTree at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreensboroPublicSchoolIn2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_Public_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5604459"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/greensboro-public-school-95000113/"}