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Old Albuquerque High School

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in a joint venture with a private developer, and work began in 2001. The Classroom Building and Old Main were the first to be renovated, followed by the Gymnasium, Library, and finally the separately-owned Manual Arts Building. The renovation preserved many interior details such as doors, handrails,
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Old Main was built in 1914, replacing Albuquerque High's previous location in the Central School building downtown. At the time Albuquerque had only 12,000 residents, and critics complained that the new building was too large and would never reach its capacity of 500 students. This proved not to be
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Efforts to renovate the former high school intensified in 1989 when the Albuquerque City Council authorized funds to purchase the property. In 1996, after years of legal wrangling, the city succeeded in acquiring four of the five campus buildings for $ 1.5 million. The city eventually settled on a
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or EDo. The campus comprises five buildings, the oldest of which was built in 1914. After the school moved to a new location in 1974, the old buildings were left abandoned for decades before being renovated as loft apartments in the early 21st century. Old Albuquerque High was added to the
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labor. The Gymnasium, which sits at the north end of the campus, is the largest building with 68,000 square feet (6,300 m) of floor area. The Classroom Building and the Library face Broadway on the west side of campus.
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eventually sold the buildings, and they were left to deteriorate over the next 25 years as various plans to reuse them fell through and the surrounding neighborhood became increasingly blighted.
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The success of the project spurred further revitalization efforts in the surrounding area, leading the city to draft an East Downtown master plan in 2005 to guide future development.
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the case as a second building was required just 13 years later, and the campus had grown to five buildings by 1940. Albuquerque High remained the only high school in the city until
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was built in 1927 on the east side of campus, facing Arno Street. It has three stories and 27,000 square feet (2,500 m) of floor area, and originally housed a woodshop and
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The Old Albuquerque High campus comprises five buildings grouped around a central courtyard. All of the buildings were designed in the
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In 1974, Albuquerque High School moved to a new location about one mile (1.6 km) to the north, leaving the old campus vacant.
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and even blackboards. The gymnasium and library reading room are protected spaces and have also been preserved.
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is the original building, constructed in 1914. It is located on the southeast corner of the campus, facing
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and originally housed classrooms, a gymnasium, a library, an auditorium, and a science laboratory.
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Metcalf, Richard (September 29, 2008). "Albuquerque High renovation in last phase".
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Contreras, Russell (August 6, 2005). "Albuquerque High Grew Along With City".
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and Broadway NE, at the center of an area that has become known as
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in addition to classrooms. It was designed by local architect
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Glover, Cindy (June 18, 1996). "City finally buys old AHS".
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Jojola, Lloyd (August 9, 2003). "Lofty Idea for Old Gym".
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style typical of early 20th-century school architecture.
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Chavez, Barbara (May 25, 2002). "Strictly Old School".
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Collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States
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U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
Albuquerque Historic Landmark

Old Albuquerque High School is located in New Mexico
Old Albuquerque High School is located in the United States
Central Ave.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
35°5′2″N 106°38′38″W / 35.08389°N 106.64389°W / 35.08389; -106.64389
Trost & Trost
George M. Williamson
Collegiate Gothic
Huning Highlands Historic District
ID78001804
Albuquerque High School
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Huning Highlands
historic landmark
Central
East Downtown
New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
Gothic Revival
Central Avenue
Henry C. Trost
machine shop
George M. Williamson
New Deal
Works Progress Administration

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