Huntington High School

A brief history of the High School’s main buildings in the town.

In this photo from 1908, the white building to the left was the First Union Free School. Built in 1858, it served all grades through high school. The brick building to the right was built in 1900 and served elementary grades, while the original school was used for high school students only.  Eventually this would become the site of Huntington High School located at 100 Main Street.

A high school was built in 1910. This photo shows the building around 1925. It was later enlarged in 1928 by a portico connecting it with the former elementary school building and an auditorium was also added.  In 1979 the high school became Town Hall, which it remains today.

Below: ​Interior main entrance of Huntington High School, circa 1930.

Below: Huntington High School Girls Basketball Team, 1914.  Standing left to right:  Helen Lowndes, Vera Williamson, Ethel Sammis, (captain).  Sitting left to right:  Esther Funnell, Dorothy Burne, Jane Fleet.

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