The main facade is symmetrical, with a large central projecting section which has the main entry recessed inside a round archway, which is flanked by a pair of smaller blind arches.

Hip-roof dormers project from the roof, and tall chimneys are finished panel brick.

[2] The school was designed by architect George Clemence and its oldest section, the front, was completed in 1894.

The city had the school built to meet demand spurred by the growth and development of the surrounding neighborhood.

The 1923 addition is finished in red brick, but has sandstone trim and a flat roof, which distinguish it from the earlier construction.