Central Hillside; Duluth Central High school building was the talk of the country when it was built in 1891-1892; architects Palmer and Hall of Duluth based the school's design on Richardson's Romanesque Allegheny Courthouse in Pittsburgh; the carving was done by Duluthian O. George Thrana (1872-1939), a Norwegian master stone carver; the main tower is 230 feet tall; Westminster chimes were installed; houses in background; people on steps; Central is used as the Duluth school district 709's administrative building
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections