The Old Newark Comprehensive School on East Main Street

The Old Newark Comprehensive School on East Main Street

Explore the history of this 1884 building in Newark, Delaware, which served as an elementary school and a school district office.

The Old Newark Comprehensive School is a historic building in Newark, Delaware. Completed in 1884, it is a two-story, rectangular public building with five bays at the original north front facade and a later addition to the west.

From its construction until about 1900, the building housed elementary school grades. It later housed the high school's industrial arts program from 1935 until 1965. From that time until 2009, the building served as the location of the Christina School District's administrative offices.

Located at 83 East Main Street, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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