Rockford Central High School

Rockford High School
Rockford School District 205 offices in 2013 (shortly before demolition)
Address
Map
201 South Madison Street

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61108

United States
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened1885
Closed1940
School districtRockford Public School District 205
Grades912
GenderCoed
Color(s)  Red
  Black
Athletics conferenceBig 7
Team nameRABS (Red And Blacks)
YearbookThe Owl
WebsiteHome
Rockford Central High School
Rockford Central High School is located in Illinois
Rockford Central High School
LocationRockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Coordinates42°16′5″N 89°5′29″W / 42.26806°N 89.09139°W / 42.26806; -89.09139
Built1905
ArchitectEdward Peterson & Gilbert Johnson
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofHaight Village Historic District (ID87002044[1])
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1987[1]

Rockford High School (sometimes referred to as Rockford Central High School) was the first school opened by the newly formed, citywide, school district, Rockford Public School District 205 in Rockford, Illinois. Opened in 1885, it served as a high school from 1885 until 1940, then as the administration offices of the school district until 2011. It was sold to the City of Rockford in 2014, and demolished in 2015 as part of a redevelopment project.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.