Protection High School
National Register of Historic Places

Protection High School

Protection, Comanche County, Kansas
Listed
November 15, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001244

About this property

The Protection High School, located at 210 S. Jefferson in Protection, Kansas, was built in 1930. It was designed by architects Routledge & Hertz in Late Gothic Revival style. An extension to add a grade school in 1950 was designed by Hibbs & Robinson. It has also been known as South Central Middle School and Elementary as the two schools operated by Comanche County USD 300 occupy the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It was deemed significant "as the public school in Protection, an important component in the development and survival of the small rural community in southwest Kansas", and also "as a representative of a Late Gothic Revival educational structure and work of Hutchinson architects Routledge and Hertz."

Location

210 S. Jefferson
Protection, Comanche County, Kansas
37.20011, -99.48158

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Protection High School listed on the National Register?

Protection High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Protection High School?

Protection High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Protection High School?

The period of significance for Protection High School is recorded as the civil_war era.

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