Hartford Public High School

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Hartford Public High School
Original Hartford Public High School.jpg
The nineteenth-century schoolhouse, since demolished, as it appeared on a 1911 postcard
Address
Hartford Public High School
55 Forest Street

,
Hartford County
,
Connecticut
06105

United States
Coordinates 41°45′54″N72°42′04″W / 41.765°N 72.701°W / 41.765; -72.701
Information
Type Public school
Established1638(386 years ago) (1638)
CEEB code 070265
Grades 912
Color(s)Blue and white
  
Team nameOwls
Website www.hartfordschools.org/o/hphs/

Hartford Public High School, in Hartford, Connecticut, was founded in 1638. It is the second-oldest public secondary school in the United States, [1] after the Boston Latin School. It is part of the Hartford Public Schools district.

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