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Central High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Central High School

Also known as Schultz, Louis J., School

On the National Register since 200818 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 2008Cape Girardeau
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Central High School

Central High School, at 101 S. Pacific St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 18, 2008. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 16 other Missouri listings. The listing covers 3.3 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHigh school in Missouri, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

101 S. Pacific St., Cape Girardeau · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Central High SchoolStart here
  2. 2Broadway TheatreBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Broadway Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Wood BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic DistrictGerman Vernacular · 0.1 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFrederick W. and Mary Karau Pott HouseBuilding0.2 miBErlbacher BuildingsModerne0.2 miDHaarig Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBJulius Vasterling BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBEsquire TheaterArt Deco0.3 miBJ. Maple and Grace Senne Wilson HouseBuilt 19030.3 miBSouth Middle Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miBGeorge Boardman Clark HouseQueen Anne · Built 18820.4 miBAbraham Russell Ponder HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.4 miDCourthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miDBroadway-Middle Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBOliver-Leming HouseBuilding0.4 miBHuhn-Harrison HouseQueen Anne · Built 19060.5 miBEdward S. and Mary Annatoile Albert Lilly HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 18970.5 miBHouse at 323 Themis StreetGerman Brick Cottage0.5 miBTurner HallBuilding0.5 miBSoutheast Missourian BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBHimmelberger and Harrison BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi
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BMarquette HotelSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19280.5 miDBroadway and North Fountain Street Historic DistrictMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Central High School

Is Central High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 18, 2008 (Register number 08000663).

Is Central High School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Central High School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Central High School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 56 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63818497 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.