Central High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Central High School
Address
4th Avenue South and 34th Street

Minneapolis
,
Minnesota

United States
Coordinates44°56′26″N 93°16′17″W
Information
TypePublic
Opened1860
Closed1982
School districtMinneapolis Public Schools
Color(s)Red and blue

Central High School (1860–1982) was a public high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

History

The school went through several phases. Central High was first established in 1860 when students of high-school age were added to Union Elementary. In 1864, the building was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt on the same site as Washington School, with grades K-12. A new building was erected in 1877, with the name changed to Central, on the corner of 4th Avenue South and 11th Street in downtown Minneapolis. Designed in Victorian Gothic style by Franklin Long and Charles Haglin, the building was described by Minneapolis architecture critic Larry Millett as "one of the most impressive buildings of its time in Minneapolis." It was expanded in 1886.

In 1913, the school moved again, to 4th Avenue South and 34th Street, where it remained until closing in 1982. The new building was designed in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style.

Minneapolis Public Schools closed Central, West and Marshall-University high schools in 1982. Central and West were demolished shortly after, except for their recently-built gyms.

Notable alumni