Hibbing High School is a public grade 7–12 high school in

Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census. The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range and still relies on that industrial activity today. At th ...

, United States. It was built from 1920 to 1922 as the entire city relocated south to make way for the expanding Hull–Rust–Mahoning Mine. The lavish

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building was constructed at a cost of about $3.9 million (), becoming known as the "castle in the woods" and—thanks to its polished brass fixtures—the "school with the golden doorknobs". The project was bankrolled by the mining industry, which wanted to make the move more palatable for those being displaced. It also satisfied immigrants' desire for their children's education. Hibbing High School is listed on the

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. Visitors may tour the building on their own during the school year or on guided tours during the summer.

Amenities

The school features a lavishly decorated 1800-seat auditorium patterned after the Capitol Theatre in

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. The

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s were built at a cost of $15,000 each, with cut glass from

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. They are now each insured for $250,000. The auditorium also contains a 1900-pipe organ from the

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, which can play any orchestra instrument except for the violin.

History

Hibbing High School received the Bellamy Award in 1968, an honor given to one school nationwide annually for outstanding academic achievements. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture, education, industry, and politics/government. It was nominated for its sumptuous

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architecture and association with the mutual desire by corporations and residents for improved public education as the mining industry mechanized. On November 26, 1996 construction on a new addition to the building caused a fire. Although the fire was extinguished before it reached the original building, a significant amount of smoke damage had occurred. School had to be suspended for over a month while cleaning took place.

Notable alumni

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Nobel prize winner, singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist *

Carl Mario D'Aquila Carl Mario D'Aquila (August 1, 1924 – September 9, 2005) was an American politician. journalist, and advertising agent. D'Aquila was born in Hibbing, Minnesota and graduated from Hibbing High School in 1946. He went to Hibbing Community Coll ...

, Minnesota politician *

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, basketball player *

Delores J. Knaak Delores J. "Dee" Knaak (née McComber) (July 13, 1929 – February 9, 2020) was an American educator and politician. Knaak was born Delores Jean McComber in Hibbing, Minnesota and graduated from Hibbing High School and Hibbing Junior College. Sh ...

, Minnesota politician * Kevin McHale, basketball player * Bethany McLean, journalist * Carly Melin, Minnesota politician * Scott Perunovich, ice hockey player * Julie Sandstede, Minnesota politician *

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, former football tackle * John J. Spanish, Minnesota politician

References

External links

Hibbing Public Schools
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Amenities

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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