It was built in 1896[1] by the Columbus architecture firm of Yost and Packard.

The high school is an example of Romanesque Revival architecture.

[2] The building was opened to the public on during a grand ceremony on March 19, 1896.

Today, the school is referred to as the Emerson Magnet school, which specializes in teaching children foreign languages and cultures.

This article about a property in Franklin County, Ohio on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.