{"nrhp_refnum":"01000898","name":"West Technical High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2201 W. 93rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cleveland","county":"Cuyahoga County","state":"OH","lat":41.47194218900006,"lon":-81.74654918799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick Neo-Classical vocational high school complex at 2201 West 93rd Street in Cleveland, Ohio, built in 1911-12 for the Cleveland Board of Education to designs by Frank S. Barnum, with later additions and an athletic field.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is a good example of early vocational school design and of the modern school type developed by architect Frank S. Barnum, who introduced fireproof construction and more functional planning. It was once the largest school in the state and was visited by educators from across the country. It is significant for education and architecture.","narrative":"West Technical High School, at 2201 West 93rd Street in Cleveland, is a brick and terra cotta Neo-Classical school complex that opened on February 15, 1912. Designed by Cleveland Board of Education architect Frank S. Barnum, it housed classrooms, an auditorium, machine shops, a foundry and a power plant. A western addition from 1922-24 was designed by W.R. McCornack, and later work included a 1948 shop wing and a 1972 gymnasium. The grounds hold an athletic field, track and grandstand dating to 1910, plus remnants of greenhouses and gardens from a horticultural program. The school was listed for its role in early vocational education and for Barnum's school model, which featured fireproof construction, abundant classroom light, lockers in place of cloakrooms and a flat roof allowing future floors. It was once the largest school in Ohio and drew visiting educators. The building had been vacant for roughly seven years and was deteriorating, though its structure remained in relatively good condition.","period_of_significance":"1910-1951","architect_builder":"Frank S. Barnum, Walter R McCornack","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacant for about seven years at the time of the form, with rapid deterioration from lack of maintenance and vandalism; a fire in October 1999 destroyed the auditorium stage.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.433444-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/01000898.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000898/d7b6fbde7e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000898/d7b6fbde7e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cricchetti","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Technical_High_School_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricchetti</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Technical_High_School_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987855","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137647113"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/cuyahoga-county/west-technical-high-school-01000898/"}