{"nrhp_refnum":"99001618","name":"Atkins High School (former)","other_names":["Negro High School","Atkins Middle School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1215 N. Cameron Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.11131690350004,"lon":-80.22118005939942,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-12-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Black","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Classical Revival high school at 1215 North Cameron Avenue in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, built in 1930-1931 with a 1952 gymnasium, a 1968 cafeteria and 1997 additions. It has been used continuously as a school and now serves as Atkins Middle School.","why_significant":"The school is argued to be of statewide significance for its role in Black education in North Carolina and as the first modern high school for Black students in Winston-Salem. It was the first use of Rosenwald Fund money for an urban high school in the state, and it combined academic and vocational training. It is also a fine example of institutional Classical Revival architecture and had the city's first unit ventilation system.","narrative":"Atkins High School, at 1215 North Cameron Avenue in Winston-Salem, is a three-story brick school in the Classical Revival style, built in 1930-1931 on a raised basement with a steel frame. Its symmetrical, C-shaped plan has cast stone pilasters, keystones and a cornice at the focal points. Harold Macklin of Winston-Salem was the architect, with a consulting architect for the Rosenwald Fund. A gymnasium was added in 1952, a cafeteria in 1968, and classroom and elevator additions in 1997. The school was named for Simon G. Atkins, who led the push for Black education in the city. It was the first modern high school for Black students in Winston-Salem and the first urban high school in North Carolina to receive Rosenwald Fund support. Its program mixed academic and vocational training. The school was also the city's first building with unit ventilation. It remains a school today, and its athletic teams won several state championships in the 1950s.","period_of_significance":"1931-1949","architect_builder":"Harold Macklin, architect; Walter R. McCormick, consulting architect; Frank Blum Construction Company; Charles W. Christian Company (heat/plumbing); Eveready Electric Company","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"In continuous use as a school since 1931; now Atkins Middle School. The exterior is largely unaltered and in good condition, with additions and a renovation in 1997.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.074425-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/7202/47720274/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/99001618.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001618/9a1dca061c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001618/9a1dca061c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkins_High_School_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkins_High_School_entrance.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720274","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkins_High_School_(North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4815892"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/atkins-high-school-former-99001618/"}