Old Huntington High School is a historic

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building located at Huntington,

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. It was built in 1916, and is a -story buff-brick building in the

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style. It consists of a long rectangle with a shorter rectangular wing on each end of the main rectangle forming a "U" shape. The courtyard is enclosed with three additions completed in 1951 (gymnasium), 1956 (cafeteria), and 1977. The building contains of space. The kitchen is located in an older red brick building built in 1916, built originally as a

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. The last graduating class was in 1996. A new facility was built to consolidate Old Huntington High and Huntington East High School into a single institution; the new school opened in August 1996 as Huntington High School. It is now known as The Renaissance Center. Part of the building was converted into apartments. The

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uses part of it for workout facilities and a daycare facility. The building also houses studio space, an auditorium, and small art gallery. It was listed on the

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in 2000.

Notable Alumni

* 1917 -

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, retired

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and a

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in the

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* 1939 - Dagmar, former actress, model, and television personality of 1950 * 1942 - Marshall Hawkins, retired NBA basketball Forward * 1944 -

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, former comedian and entertainer, notable panelist on the television hit

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* 1955 - Leo Byrd, gold medalist at the

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for Basketball * 1955 -

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, former

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* 1962 - Jacqueline Jackson, author and peace activist * 1977 - Bruce R. Evans, venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist * 1982 - Rick Reed, former MLB starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates,

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, and Minnesota Twins * 1983 -

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'' announcer * 1984 - Ken Chertow, U.S. Olympic

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at the

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Former Olympic wrestler from Huntington trains future Olympians
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References

Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Former school buildings in the United States Defunct schools in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia School buildings completed in 1916 Schools in Cabell County, West Virginia School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia 1916 establishments in West Virginia {{CabellCountyWV-NRHP-stub