[1] The Old Brewer High School is located in the city's most densely built residential area, on a lot bounded by Somerset and Center Streets to the north and east, and separated from Parker Street by a line of residences.

It is roughly rectangular in shape, two stories in height, with the ground floor slightly below grade on the front (north-facing) facade.

It has a somewhat industrial Art Deco appearance, with outer wing sections whose facades are plain brick except for secondary double-door entrances at the base, and a decorative cast stone panel roughly at mid-height.

Brewer experience significant growth over the following decades, making evident the need for enlarged and updated facilities.

The city commissioned the Butterfield-Guertin Company of Manchester, New Hampshire to design a new high school, which was completed in 1926.