Call NumberX-2805CreatorThomas, A. M.Date1880-1900SummaryThe Central City High School, completed in 1870, was one of the oldest permanent High Schools in Colorado. The granite, Italianate building has a flat roof, double-bracketed cornice, tall, narrow windows, a cupola with a bell, wide overhanging eaves, and four chimneys. It is built above a retaining wall bordered by an iron fence. Steps lead from the street below to the schoolyard. A telephone post is on the street below.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : black and white ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint : black and white ; 16 x 24 cm (7 x 9 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centurySchools--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002805Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromSouvenir bklet of Central City, Blackhawk, Nevadaville p. 15.NotesFormerly F5111. Hand-written on back of photoprint: Central City High School. Title printed on front of photoprint. R7100028059
Thomas, A. M., High School, Central City (1880-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1017439
