Westerville High School-Vine Street School

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Westerville High School-Vine Street School
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Westerville High School-Vine Street School
Location44 N. Vine St., Westerville, Ohio
Coordinates 40°07′38″N82°55′44″W / 40.127259°N 82.928762°W / 40.127259; -82.928762
Built1896
Architect Yost & Packard
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
MPS 75001405
NRHP reference No. 75001405 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

The Westerville High School-Vine Street School is a historic school in Westerville, Ohio. It was built in 1896 [1] by the Columbus architecture firm of Yost and Packard. The high school is an example of Romanesque Revival architecture. [2]

The building was opened to the public on during a grand ceremony on March 19, 1896. Today, the school is referred to as the Emerson Magnet school, which specializes in teaching children foreign languages and cultures. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Editorial Staff; State History Publications, LLC (1 December 2008). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 516. ISBN   978-1-878592-70-5 . Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. "Westerville City Schools".