Opened in 1912 and enlarged in the 1930s with Works Progress Administration funding, it is locally distinctive for its Collegiate Gothic and Art Deco architecture, and for its importance to the city's education system.

The central block is a three-story masonry structure, built out of brick with cast stone trim.

Its center bays project, and its upper-floor windows are grouped in tall panels, accentuating the building's height.

The Collegiate Gothic style they chose is also uncommon in Maine, and typically appears only on college campuses.

The junior high was moved to new facilities in the 1970s, after which the building housed administrative offices and other education-related uses.