Indianola Junior High School

Indianola Junior High School
Entrance to Indianola Junior High School
Map
Interactive map highlighting the building's location
Location420 E. 19th Ave.,
Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates40°00′14″N 82°59′50″W / 40.0038°N 82.9971°W / 40.0038; -82.9971
Built1929
ArchitectHoward Dwight Smith
NRHP reference No.80003000[1]
CRHP No.CR-27
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1980
Designated CRHPMay 14, 1984

Indianola Junior High School is a historic school building located on 19th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The building opened in 1929 after the school moved out of its previous location on 16th Avenue.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

The school, founded at its previous location in 1909, was the first junior high school in the United States.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Tebben, Gerald (September 7, 2012). "Columbus Mileposts | Sept. 7, 1909: Indianola Junior High first of its kind in U.S." The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.