Central High School
Also known as: Mingo Junction High School
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Why it's listed
Central High School, at 110 Steuben Avenue in Mingo Junction, Ohio, is a two-story, brick-faced school with a steel frame, a flat roof, a raised basement and a parapet roofline. Built in 1929 and dedicated in 1930, it was the first separate high school to serve the community, which was approaching 5,000 residents. Its twelve-bay front has two projecting entry pavilions with stepped parapets, recessed entries with pointed-arch stone surrounds, stone banding, and buttress-like projections between the bays. The design deliberately echoes the neighboring Central Public School, completed in 1920, and the two buildings face each other across School Way on Church Hill. A brick gymnasium added in 1957 uses a similar scale and materials and does not detract from the original. The school was listed for its intact Jacobethan Revival design and for its role in the early twentieth-century growth of Mingo Junction. It was consolidated with Cross Creek Local Schools in 1969.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it meets Criterion C for its intact Jacobethan Revival style. It was also the city's first separate high school and reflects Mingo Junction's rapid growth in the 1920s and 30s. It complements the neighboring Central Public School and retains integrity of location, setting, materials and workmanship.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87000471, listed March 17, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 110 Steuben Ave., Mingo Junction |
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| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | March 17, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000471 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Jacobethan Revival (described in the inventory sheet as Classical Revival) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as in good condition and still used as a high school at the time of the inventory; owned by a local school district. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.31973, -80.60868 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87000471.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138378883
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.