Central High School (Columbus, Ohio)

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333 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

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N39° 57' 34" W83° 0' 27"   (39.959444444444, -83.0075) Start navigation »

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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 in Columbus, Ohio. It was a part of Columbus City Schools (at the time Columbus Public Schools). The last building was located at 75 South Washington Boulevard and opened in 1924. Prior to that, Central High School was located Downtown at East Broad and Sixth streets from 1862 until 1924.
The school building operated on South Washington Boulevard closed in June 1982. In 1999, the school's historic façade was incorporated into COSI, a science center designed by renowned architect Arata Isozaki. Isozaki used the high school's 1924 exterior facing downtown as its east entrance; a balance to the facility's progressively futuristic west entrance. On March 7, 1985, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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