EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

The first public high school in the state of Ohio, it opened 1846 in the basement of the Prospect Street Church, until a lot was purchased later that year. A fantastic Gothic building for the school was erected in 1878 at a cost of $74,000. With declining enrollment, it closed in 1982.

Location:
Cleveland, OH

Founding Date:
13-Jul-1846

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles F. Brush	Inventor	17-Mar-1849	15-Jun-1929	Street lights
Harvey Cushing	Doctor	8-Apr-1869	7-Oct-1939	Cushing's Syndrome
Herbert Dow	Business	26-Feb-1866	15-Oct-1930	Founder of Dow Chemical
John P. Green	Politician	2-Apr-1845	30-Aug-1940	Labor Day
Marcus Alonzo Hanna	Politician	24-Sep-1837	15-Feb-1904	Senator from Ohio, kingmaker
Langston Hughes	Poet	1-Feb-1902	22-May-1967	The Negro Speaks of Rivers
John D. Rockefeller	Business	8-Jul-1839	23-May-1937	Founder of Standard Oil
Noble Sissle	Composer	10-Jul-1889	17-Dec-1975	Shuffle Along
Louis B. Stokes	Politician	23-Feb-1925	18-Aug-2015	Congressman from Ohio, 1969-99

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