Siloam Junior High School
Also known as: Nathanael Greene Academy
Why it's listed
Siloam Junior High School is a one-story red brick school building on Highway 15 South in Siloam, Greene County, Georgia. Completed in 1929 after the town's wooden schoolhouse burned in 1928, it was paid for by a $10,000 bond issue and built by contractor Earl Overton of Union Point. Low gabled roofs, shed dormers, overhanging eaves, wood-columned porticos and 9/9 windows give it a Craftsman look, and an attached auditorium retains a painted curtain from the 1930s. Inside, pressed-tin ceilings, oak floors, wainscoting and original chalkboards survive. The school served grades one through nine for white students until the junior high grades were moved to Greensboro in the 1940s, and later consolidation ended its public role. Since 1969 it has housed a private academy, making it the only historic school building in the county still used as a school. Its simple, house-like design reflects how small Georgia communities built functional schools in the 1920s.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a good, largely intact example of a 1920s Craftsman-inspired rural school, with original exterior details, auditorium and interior finishes. It is also significant in education as Siloam's only public elementary/junior high school for white students, one of Georgia's earliest schools to use the name "junior high", and the county's only historic school building still used as a school.
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 02000036, listed February 20, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 473 GA 15S, Siloam |
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| County | Greene County |
| Listed | February 20, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000036 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1929-1952 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown (the narrative names Earl Overton of Union Point as contractor and Ed Eaves as brick mason) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements/Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a school; operates as a private academy, with the original building in continuous school use. |
| Acreage | 5.1 |
| Coordinates | 33.53209, -83.07598 (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 02000036.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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