Protection High School

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Protection High School

| nrhp_type =

| image = Protection High School west entrance 2007.jpg

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| location = 210 S. Jefferson, Protection, Kansas

| coordinates = {{coord|37.1979576|-99.4805815|format=dms|type:edu_region:US-KS|display=inline,title}}{{cite gnis |type=retired|id=2497509 |name=South Central Middle School |entry-date=24 October 2008 |access-date=22 November 2020}}

| locmapin = Kansas#USA

| built = 1930; 1950

| architect = Routledge & Hertz; et al.

| architecture = Late Gothic Revival

| added = November 15, 2005

| area = {{convert|9.9|acre|ha}}

| website = {{Official URL}}

| mpsub = Public Schools of Kansas MPS

| refnum = 05001244{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

File:Protection High School front looking southeast 2007.jpg

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.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=05001244}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Protection High School / South Central Middle School and Elementary |author=Brenda R. Spencer |date=May 13, 2005 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=05001244|title=accompanying photos|photos=y}}

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."{{rp|10}}