{"nrhp_refnum":"96000065","name":"Seale, Wynn, Junior High School","other_names":["Wynn Seale Acadamy of Fine Arts"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1701 Ayers St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Corpus Christi","county":"Nueces County","state":"TX","lat":27.771429884000042,"lon":-97.40353549599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Spanish Colonial Revival junior high school at 1701 Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, built between 1934 and 1936 with Public Works Administration funding.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in Corpus Christi under Criterion C at the local level. It exemplifies Spanish Colonial Revival design, with an arcaded entry loggia, Churrigueresque ornament, fountains and red tile roofs, applied to a modern PWA school program. It also served as a community cultural center.","narrative":"Wynn Seale Junior High School, at 1701 Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, is a two-story school built between 1934 and 1936 with Public Works Administration funds. Its E-shaped plan centers on an auditorium and gymnasium, with side wings and courtyards. Cream brick veneer and cast stone, tile and plaster details give it a Spanish Colonial Revival character, including an arcaded entrance loggia, tiled fountains, red barrel tile roofs and Churrigueresque carving. Inside, the auditorium keeps its decorated proscenium arch, stenciled coffered ceiling and original furnishings. Griffith, Hamon & Levy and Houston architect Harry D. Payne designed it, and Charles F. Runck was general contractor. It opened on 7 March 1936, added a second junior high to a growing city, and served as a venue for lectures, concerts and local productions. It is listed for its architecture. Later buildings on the campus lie outside the nominated boundary, and the original school retains its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1936","architect_builder":"Griffith, Hamon & Levy (architects); Payne, Harry (architect)","architectural_style":"Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a school (Wynn Seale Academy of Fine Arts); later campus buildings are excluded from the nominated boundary.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.444954-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/14/9731/40973114/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/96000065.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000065/7f85f56f5f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000065/7f85f56f5f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seale_Junior_High_3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4</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:Seale_Junior_High_3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973114","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107318773"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/nueces-county/seale-wynn-junior-high-school-96000065/"}