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The First Avenue School is a former 
public school
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* State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
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building in the Harrison West
Harrison West is a historic urban neighborhood located northwest of downtown Columbus, Ohio. It sits on several blocks along the Olentangy River and includes the western part of the Near Northside Historic District, which was placed on the Nation ...
neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio
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. It was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties
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in 1983, and was listed as part of the Near Northside Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places
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, in 1980. The building is one of the oldest in the neighborhood, built in 1874. It is also one of the oldest remaining school buildings in Columbus, built at the same time as the Second Avenue School and Stewart Alternative Elementary, also still extant. In 1984, Wood Development remodeled the building into the First Avenue Office Center at a cost of $1.2 million.https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22First%20Avenue%20School%22&docref=news/11B8B4C4770B27F0
The Italianate structure has segmental arched windows, a wood cornice, hipped roof, and piers on the corner of each projection. The school's main entrance features a round arch with a brick keystone.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance. This is intended to be a compl ...
* Schools in Columbus, Ohio
This is a list of public school buildings in Columbus, Ohio, of historical or architectural importance to the Columbus Public School District. Items are listed by opening date.https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ccs/ ...
References
External links
* 1874 establishments in Ohio Columbus Register properties Romanesque Revival architecture in Ohio School buildings completed in 1878 Elementary schools in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Schools in Columbus, Ohio Historic district contributing properties in Columbus, Ohio Columbus City Schools {{FranklinCountyOH-NRHP-stub