Schools in Columbus, Ohio

This article is about historic schools in Columbus, Ohio. For a list of all public schools in the city, see Columbus City Schools § Schools.

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
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
Commons Logo More images 		E. State near Fifth Demolished Replaced by the Sullivant School[9]
1860 Rich Street School, Public School No. 3
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		630 S. Third Street In use In use by the St. Mary School since 2020; formerly the Golden Hobby Shop[14]
1868 Spring Street
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		825 Mt. Vernon Avenue Demolished Replaced with new school in 1955, now part of the King Arts Complex
1884 Beck Street School
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		1395 Fair Avenue In use Now in use as the A+ Arts Academy. Frank Packard design.
1891 Columbus Public School Library
Commons Logo More images 		E. Town near High Demolished Yost & Packard design.
1892 Avondale Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		505 S. Ohio Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.
1894 Hubbard Avenue School / Hubbard Mastery School
Commons Logo More images 		104 W. Hubbard Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.
1894 Milo Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		617 E. 3rd Avenue In use Home to Milo Arts since 1988. John M. Freese design.
1894 Southwood Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		1500 S. Fourth Street In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.
1895 Highland Avenue Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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
Commons Logo More images 		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.
1906 Eleventh Avenue Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		880 E. 11th Avenue Demolished Built for Clinton Township. Wilbur T. Mills design.[40] Ruined in a 1994 fire
1906 Shepard School
873 Walcutt Avenue In use Closed 1977; now used as offices. David Riebel design.
1907 Eastwood Avenue Elementary School
1355 Eastwood Avenue Demolished Closed in 1974. David Riebel design.[41][42]
1908 West High School / Starling Middle School
Commons Logo More images 		120 S. Central Avenue Vacant Under renovation into apartments. David Riebel design.
1909 Indianola Junior High School / Graham Elementary and Middle School
Commons Logo More images 		140 E. 16th Avenue In use Part of the Graham Family of Schools. David Riebel design.
1909 Reeb Avenue Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		280 Reeb Avenue In use Now the Reeb Avenue Center, a multi-use building. David Riebel design.
1909 Champion Elementary School
1270 Hawthorne Avenue Demolished Formerly in the center of Poindexter Village, demolished c. 2008.[43][44][45] David Riebel design.
1910 West Broad Elementary School / Hague Avenue Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		2744 W. Broad Street In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.
1910 Heyl Elementary School
760 Reinhard Avenue Demolished Replaced with affordable housing.[46] David Riebel design.
1910 Lane Avenue School / Laneview School
2366 Kenny Road Demolished Used as OSU farm storage later in its history.[47] David Riebel design.
1912 Dana Avenue School
300 Dana Avenue In use Part of Columbus Collegiate Academy. David Riebel design.
1915 Crestview School / Indianola Informal K8 School
Commons Logo More images 		251 E. Weber Road In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.
1916 Roosevelt Junior High School / Studer Avenue School
Commons Logo More images 		1046 Studer Avenue Demolished David Riebel design.
1921 Fulton Street Elementary School
450 E. Fulton Street Demolished Closed in 1974. David Riebel design.[48][49]
1921 Burroughs Elementary School / John Burroughs School / Sullivant Avenue School
551 S. Richardson Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. David Riebel design.[48][49]
1921 Linden Elementary School Non-free image 2626 Westerville Road Demolished Replaced by Linden S.T.E.M. Academy in 2004. David Riebel design.[48][49][50]
1922 Clinton Elementary School
10 Clinton Heights Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1922 East High School
Commons Logo More images 		1500 E. Broad Street In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Howell & Thomas design.
1922 Olentangy Elementary School
335 W. Poplar Avenue Demolished Torn down in 1987[51]

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1922 Pilgrim Elementary School
440 Taylor Avenue Vacant Closed 2008 and sold PACT in 2015.[52] David Riebel design.[49]
1924 Central High School
Commons Logo More images 		75 Washington Boulevard In use In use as part of COSI science museum; some portions demolished. William B. Ittner design.
1924 South High School
1160 Ann Street In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Richards, McCarty & Bulford design.
1924 North High School / Columbus International High School
Commons Logo More images 		100 E. Arcadia Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools as Dominion Middle School. Frank Packard design.
1924 Fairwood Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		726 Fairwood Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1924 Lincoln Park Elementary School
1666 S. 18th Street Demolished Additions made in 1952 and 1961. Replaced with newer school. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1927 Columbus Alternative High School / McGuffey School
2632 McGuffey Road In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design.[53]
1927 Courtright School
1712 Courtright Road In use In use by religious organizations. Howard Dwight Smith design. Originally part of Truro Township, later Whitehall, and then Columbus. The school closed in 1979.[54][55]
1927 Open Air School / Neil Avenue School
Commons Logo More images 		2571 Neil Avenue In use Replaced a 1913 Open Air School. Now a mixed-use development. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1928 Linden-McKinley High School / William McKinley Junior High School
Commons Logo More images 		1320 Duxberry Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Expanded in 1942 for high school. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1929 Indianola Junior High School
Commons Logo More images 		420 E. 19th Avenue Vacant Owned by Metro Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1929 West High School
179 S. Powell Avenue In use In use by Columbus City Schools. Howard Dwight Smith design.
1950 Indian Springs School
Commons Logo More images 		50 E. Henderson Road In use In use by Columbus City Schools
1950 Fairmoor Elementary School Non-free image 3281 Mayfair Park Place Demolished Replaced with newer school
1952 Franklinton Elementary School
617 W. State Street In use In use by the United Preparatory Academy
1952 Glenmont Elementary School
470 Glenmont Avenue In use In use by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
1952 Mohawk Middle School
Commons Logo More images 		300 E. Livingston Avenue Demolished
1952 South Mifflin Elementary School
2365 Middlehurst Drive Demolished Closed in 2006, demolished and replaced by South Mifflin STEM Academy in 2008.
1952 Weinland Park Elementary School
211 E. 7th Avenue Demolished Replaced with newer school
1952 Westgate Elementary School
Commons Logo More images 		3080 Wicklow Road In use In use by Columbus City Schools
1961 Whetstone High School
Commons Logo More images 		4405 Scenic Drive In use In use by Columbus City Schools
1977 Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls / Franklin Junior High School / Franklin Alternative Middle School
Commons Logo More images 		1390 Bryden Road In use In use by Columbus City Schools. On site of 1899 East High School.[34]

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