Metter High School
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Why it's listed
Metter High School is a two-story brick school on a large corner lot in downtown Metter, a small town in rural southeast Georgia. Designed by C.C. Muse and completed in 1921, it has a full-height pedimented portico with four Doric columns and two brick pilasters, topped by a wide entablature. Inside, a central hall divides four classrooms on each floor, with plaster walls, tongue-and-groove ceilings and wood floors. The building housed grades one through eleven and was the only public school for the town's white children until a new classroom building was built across College Street after the 1936-37 school year. Later it served for lunch service, vocational classes and piano lessons, and most recently for storage. It was listed for its architecture, as an unusually intact Neoclassical community school with no additions, and for its role in local education. A historical society planned to convert it to a local history museum.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the school is a good and intact example of an early 20th century Neoclassical community school in a small Georgia town, with few alterations and no additions. It is also significant in education as the only public school for the white children of Metter during the historic period, housing grades one through eleven.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 02000840, listed August 9, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. of College St. and Vertia St., Metter |
|---|---|
| County | Candler County |
| Listed | August 9, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000840 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1921-1951 |
| Architect / builder | C.C. Muse-architect |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival/Neoclassical Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Most recently used for storage by the Candler County Board of Education; the Candler County Historical Society was in the process of acquiring it for rehabilitation as a local history museum. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 32.39545, -82.06409 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 02000840.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16963256
- This listing as JSON
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