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This is a list of public school buildings in Columbus, Ohio, of historical or architectural importance to the Columbus Public School District. Items are listed by opening date.[1]: 574 [2][3][4][5][6]
Year completed |
Name | Image | Location | Status | Notes |
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1808 | Franklinton School | ![]() |
W. Broad and Sandusky | Demolished | Second school for Franklinton, housed in the county courthouse after the court moved to Columbus in 1824; annexed into Columbus in 1872. Replaced by the 1878 Franklinton School.[7][1]: 15 |
1820 | Columbus Academy | ![]() |
100 S. Third Street | Demolished | Moved to the southwest corner of Sugar (Chapel) Alley and Fourth around 1826, then the eastern limit of the city.[8] |
1833 | Rich Street School / Hazelton School | ![]() |
Walnut and Third, southeast corner | Demolished | One-room schoolhouse. Considered Columbus's first public school building. |
1845 | Middle Building | ![]() |
Third near Rich | Demolished | Demolished in 1860, replaced with the Rich Street School[9] |
1845 | North Building | ![]() |
Long and Third | Demolished | Addition made in 1853 |
1845 | South Building | ![]() |
Mound and Third | Demolished | 178 ft × 24 ft (54.3 m × 7.3 m) structure.[10] Addition made in 1853. Replaced by Mound Street School. |
1852 | German-English School | ![]() |
Fourth and Court | In use | Also known as the German Central Grammar School, the Fulton Street German-English School, and the Central German School. Moved to 151 Jackson St., now a private residence with numerous additions.[11] |
1853 | Old State Street School | ![]() ![]() |
E. State near Fifth | Demolished | Replaced by the Sullivant School[9] |
1860 | Rich Street School, Public School No. 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Third and Rich, northeast corner | Demolished | Later used as the Scioto Valley Traction Company interurban station |
1861 | Central High School / High School / High School of Commerce | ![]() ![]() |
Sixth and Broad, southeast corner | Demolished | Additions made in 1876 and 1890. Closed in 1924; used for city offices until demolition in 1928.[12]: 74 |
1863 | Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center | ![]() ![]() |
546 Jack Gibbs Boulevard | See notes | Multi-school campus founded in 1976 on the 1863-2009 Fort Hayes U.S. Army post. Some 19th c. buildings remain; some have been replaced. |
1863 | Fourth Street Elementary School / Central Fulton / Public School No. 5 | ![]() ![]() |
400 S. Fourth Street | Demolished | South portion built in 1871; used by Heer Printing Company after construction of Mohawk Middle School in 1953;[13] demolished in 1967. |
1866 | Park Street School / Opportunity School / Girls Trade School | ![]() |
Park and Vine, northwest corner | Demolished | Addition made in 1881 |
1866 | Third Street School | ![]() ![]() |
630 S. Third Street | In use | In use by the St. Mary School since 2020; formerly the Golden Hobby Shop[14] |
1868 | Spring Street | ![]() ![]() |
278 E. Spring Street | Demolished | |
1868 | Fulton Street School | ![]() |
450 E. Fulton Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1881. Replaced by Fulton Street Elementary School in 1922. |
1871 | Loving School | ![]() |
Long and Third | Demolished | Abandoned and sold in 1882[15] |
1871 | Sullivant Elementary School / Normal School | ![]() ![]() |
270 E. State Street | Demolished | Later served as district administration building. Replaced with new admin. building in 1960–61. |
1873 | North High Street School | N. High Street | Unknown | Suburban schoolhouse[16] | |
1873 | North Columbus School | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse[16] | ||
1873 | Mount Airy School | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse[16] | ||
1873 | Johnstown Road School | Johnstown Road | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse[16] | |
1873 | East Broad School | E. Broad Street | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse.[16] Abandoned in 1875 and rented out.[17] | |
1873 | South High Street School | S. High Street | Unknown | Suburban one-room schoolhouse[16] | |
1873 | Friend Street School | E. Main and Miller | Unknown | Two-room schoolhouse. | |
1873 | Mount Pleasant School | Unknown | Three-room building. | ||
1873 | First Avenue School | ![]() ![]() |
929 Harrison Avenue | In use | Additions made in 1880 and 1890. In use as office space. |
1873 | Fieser Elementary School | ![]() |
335 W. State Street | Demolished | Additions made in 1875 and 1890 |
1874 | Second Avenue Elementary School | ![]() |
68 E. Second Avenue | In use | Designed by Max Drach.[18] Addition made in 1881 (pictured). Closed in 2006;[19] long-term leased to Junior Achievement of Central Ohio in 2008.[20][21] |
1874 | Stewart Alternative Elementary School / New Street School | ![]() ![]() |
40 Stewart Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. Designed by P. A. Schlapp.[18][21] Addition made in 1892. |
1876 | Douglas Junior High School | ![]() ![]() |
40 Douglas Street | Demolished | Replaced with newer school in 1976. School and street were often spelled "Douglass".[22] |
1876 | East Main Street Elementary School / East Friend Street School | ![]() |
1469 E. Main Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1889. Demolished 1960 and replaced with the present-day main campus of the Columbus Collegiate Academy. |
1879 | Northwood School | ![]() |
2229 N. High Street / 5 W. Northwood Avenue | Demolished | Addition made in 1888. Levi Scofield design.[23] |
1880 | Franklinton School | ![]() ![]() |
666 W. Broad Street | Demolished | Addition made in 1887. Demolished in 1956.[12]: 16–18 |
1880 | Mound Street School | ![]() |
110 E. Mound Street | Demolished | Replaced the South Building.[10] J.T. Harris & Co. design.[24] |
1881 | Garfield School | ![]() ![]() |
825 Mt. Vernon Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with new school in 1955, now part of the King Arts Complex |
1884 | Beck Street School | ![]() ![]() |
387 E. Beck Street | In use | Now the South Columbus Preparatory Academy. David Riebel design. |
1885 | Front Street School / Trades School | ![]() |
140 N. Front Street | Demolished | Demolished in 1918 for construction of the Downtown YMCA[12]: 115 |
1886 | Fifth Avenue Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
Fifth Avenue and Highland, northwest corner | Demolished | Third floor and tower removed in 1954. Painted white, the building was somewhat unrecognizable by the time it was replaced by a new school in the 1970s.[22] |
1888 | Siebert Street Elementary School | ![]() |
400 Siebert Street | Demolished | Replaced with a newer school |
1888 | Twenty-Third Street School / Mount Vernon Junior High School | ![]() ![]() |
1235 Mt. Vernon Avenue | Demolished | Yost & Packard design. |
1890 | Eighth Avenue Elementary School | ![]() |
1435 Indianola Avene | Demolished | Addition built in 1906. Closed in 1952. |
1890 | Fair Avenue Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
1395 Fair Avenue | In use | Now in use as the A+ Arts Academy. Frank Packard design. |
1891 | Columbus Public School Library | ![]() ![]() |
E. Town near High | Demolished | Yost & Packard design. |
1892 | Avondale Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
141 Hawkes Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
1892 | North Side High School / Everett Middle School / Columbus Gifted Academy | ![]() ![]() |
100 W. Fourth Avenue | Demolished (original building) In use (additions) |
Original by Kremer & Hart.[25] C. 1899 addition by David Riebel.[26][27] 1927 rebuilt original section by Howard Dwight Smith.[28][29][30] Remaining portions in use by Columbus City Schools.[31] |
1892 | Medary Avenue Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
2500 Medary Avenue | Vacant | Bridgeway Academy vacated in 2021. David Riebel design. |
1893 | Felton School / Felton Avenue Elementary School | ![]() |
920 Leonard Avenue | Demolished | David Riebel design. |
1893 | Ohio Avenue Elementary School / The Ohio Street School | ![]() ![]() |
505 S. Ohio Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
1894 | Hubbard Avenue School / Hubbard Mastery School | ![]() ![]() |
104 W. Hubbard Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
1894 | Milo Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
617 E. 3rd Avenue | In use | Home to Milo Arts since 1988. John M. Freese design. |
1894 | Southwood Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
1500 S. Fourth Street | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
1895 | Highland Avenue Elementary School | ![]() ![]() |
40 S. Highland Avenue | In use | In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design. |
1897 | Chicago Avenue School | ![]() |
40 Chicago Avenue | In use | Operated by Franklinton Prep High School. David Riebel design. |
1897 | Ninth Avenue Elementary School | ![]() |
221 W. 9th Avenue | Demolished | David Riebel design.[32][33] |
1899 | East High School / Franklin Junior High School | ![]() |
1402 Franklin Avenue | Demolished | Torn down during construction of Franklin Alternative Middle School in 1977. David Riebel design. Additions from 1953 and 1967 still stand.[34] |
1900 | South High School / Barrett Middle School / the Charles S. Barrett Building | ![]() ![]() |
345 E. Deshler Avenue | In use | Used as an apartment building. David Riebel design.[35] |
1901 | Livingston Elementary School | ![]() |
825 E. Livingston Avenue; 744 Heyl Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with a new structure. David Riebel design.[36] |
1904 | Clinton Township School / Clinton School annex | ![]() |
10 Clinton Heights Avenue | Demolished | Replaced with more playground space for 1922 school building nearby.[37] |
1904 | Leonard Avenue School | ![]() |
1655 Old Leonard Avenue | In use | Restored c. 1998 after decades of vacancy.[38] Now a branch of the Economic & Community Development Institute |
1905 | Bellows Avenue Elementary School / Bellows School | ![]() ![]() |
725 Bellows Avenue | Vacant | Under renovation, at risk of demolition.[39] David Riebel design. |
1905 | Fourth Avenue School / Michigan Avenue School | ![]() |
1200 Michigan Avenue | In use | In use as the Michigan Avenue Apartments. David Riebel design. |
1905 | Linden School | ![]() |
2626 Westerville Road | Demolished | Moved to site of 1921 Linden school in that year. Replaced by Linden S.T.E.M. Academy in 2004. |