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Henry Clay High School
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- 2100 Fontaine Road, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America 40502
- Telephone Numbers: (859) 381-3423
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In 1834, the first four-room public school was built in Lexington. It was sponsored by a man named William Morton. Seventy years later, the first four-year high school in Lexington opened on the corner of Walnut and Short streets. This school was named Morton High School. As population increased, it was necessary for a larger high school to be built.[1]
In 1908, US$75,000 was given to build a larger facility on the grounds of the old Morton High School. Class sizes began to increase again, and in 1916, a US$400,000 bond was issued for new buildings. One of the buildings that came about in this bond was the building of Lexington High School on the corner of Limestone and Fourth Street. In 1918, the building was opened for classes.[1]
In 1927, the Board of Education granted permission for a new school to be built on East Main Street. On July 6, 1928, the Board adopted the name Henry Clay High School, requested by the Daughters of the American Revolution.[1]
That summer, Henry Clay was completed. The Herald Leader reported:
"New school is planned after those used in the larger cities."[1]
Henry Clay was supposed to have all of the latest advances.
"Perforated ceiling in the music room, good acoustics in the auditorium, built-in lockers with combination locks, a fire gong on each floor, ventilating shutters in the doors, double lighting system, double faced clocks, and a moving picture machine and booth in the auditorium",
reported another source.[1]
Henry Clay had been said to be one of the finest schools in the South. It had nearly 200 graduates by the end of 1929. Henry Clay High School was so successful academically and athletically that it was considered among the top 44 schools in the United States, according to the January 10, 1960 edition of The Lexington Herald.[1]
In 1968, the Board of Education approved the plans for a 91-room location on Fontaine Road: US$6.45 million was to finance the project of the new Henry Clay. In 1999 the school underwent renovation, and in 2006 a connector building was completed, joining the cafeteria to the main classroom building.[1]
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