[5] The current Holton High School site was originally home to Campbell College from its opening in 1880, to its merger with Lane University in 1902, until 1913, when it was relocated to Kansas City and merged with Kansas City University.
[6] Following the merge, the campus became part of the Holton School District.
The college's main building which was torn down, and replaced with a newly-constructed high school.
A new recessed gymnasium was later built, with the original school gym converted to a library.
Other renovations included a video lab which produced programs for their public access channel.