Columbus North High School is a

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building located on the north side of

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at 100 E. Arcadia Avenue. It is part of the Columbus City School District. The school was closed in 1979 due to declining enrollment. In December 1921, the Columbus Board of Education purchased a thirteen-acre tract of land on Arcadia Ave., which included the old Columbus Sewer Pipe Factory, for $39,000. Famed architect, Frank Packard designed the building, of Tudor Revival architecture, costing approximately $1,000,000. Construction began in 1923 and the building opened on September 2, 1924. It graduated its first class in January 1925. The North High School building served as an adult education center for many years. From 2006-2008 the North building was used as swing space by East High School during the renovation of the East High School building. Linden-McKinley High School used the building as swing space from 2009-2011 during the renovation of the Linden-McKinley building. From 2012–2019, the North High School building was the home of Columbus North International High School. Columbus North International moved to the former Brookhaven High School building in 2019. The North High School building was renovated, and is now home to Dominion Middle School. North High School won the first state Ohio High School Athletic Association

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championship shortly after the formation of the association. The school also had an undefeated football season in 1918 under Coach Errett Selby.

Athletic State championships

* Boys

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– 1908, 1911 * Boys

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– 1932, 1944, 1945, 1946 * Boys

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– 1940 * Boys Gymnastics - 1926, 1927, 1932

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Dominion Middle School website
{{Columbus Register of Historic Properties High schools in Columbus, Ohio School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Tudor Revival architecture in Ohio 1924 establishments in Ohio Frank Packard buildings Defunct schools in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio Columbus Register properties Old North Columbus Columbus City Schools

Athletic State championships

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