| Central High School | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1924 |
| Architect: | Ittner, William B. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | March 07, 1985 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85000484 |
| Governing body: | Local |
Central High School, also known as High School of Columbus and High School of Commerce, was a four-year secondary school (grades 9-12) located at 75 South Washington Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. It was a part of Columbus City Schools (At the time Columbus Public Schools). Columbus City Schools, formerly known as Columbus Public Schools, is the official school district for the city of Columbus Ohio, and serves most of the city Central was opened in 1924 as a four-year high school. It closed in June 1982. It is now COSI Columbus, a science museum. COSI, formerly known as the Center of Science and Industry, is a Science museum in Columbus Ohio, in the United States.
On March 07, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of
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History
Central was one of the original 6 high schools in Columbus Public Schools. The other five were North, South, East, West and Linden Mckinley. Of which only South, East, West and Linden Mckinley remain open. North suffering the same fate of Central only 4 years before, closing in 1978. However it is the current site of East High School, while the East building is being rebuilt.
Closing
Because of declining enrollment in the school district and the bad shape of the building, Central was closed following the 1981-1982 school year in June 1982 and never opened again.
Teachers (film)
Scenes of the movie Teachers were shot at the then closed Central High School. Teachers is a 1984 Comedy / Drama film starring Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Ralph Macchio, and The movie depicted how this school was passing students that couldn't even read. Columbus Public Schools, who rented use of the building to the film maker's did not know at the time that the movie would depict such. Although the movie wasn't based in Columbus, CPS still took the story line of the movie as a discredit to the school district.
COSI
Columbus Public Schools sold the building in the 1990's and soon after COSI Columbus bought the building and remodeled it for the new site of COSI. COSI, formerly known as the Center of Science and Industry, is a Science museum in Columbus Ohio, in the United States. Most of the front of the school remains facing the river. The new addition sits on what was the football field of the school.
On November 6, 1999 COSI Columbus moved into the old Central High School building. COSI, formerly known as the Center of Science and Industry, is a Science museum in Columbus Ohio, in the United States.
References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
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