May, 1877, contracts were let for stone and brick work for a high school building. In June, 1878, contracts were let for the completion of the building. This building was of stone with slate roof and was built at a cost of $85,000. It had five study rooms, several recitation rooms, a hall, laboratory, library, etc. In 1886, a hall, four large study rooms, recitation rooms, manual training shops, drawing rooms and Superintendent’s office were added at a cost of $72,000. The building was steam heated and the new annex had fan ventilation. The old Central High School on 11th and 4th Avenue South was replaced by a new Central High in South Minneapolis in 1913.
