After having classes in various buildings, Evansville High School found a permanent home in 1868 on Seventh Street between Vine and Court Streets--the official address was 203 NW 6th St. In 1898 the tower and north and south wings were added. By 1918 the population of the Evansville had grown to the point where another high school, further west, was needed and Francis Joseph Reitz High School was built. At that time, the facility seen here became known as Central High School. In 1971 a new Central was built and this building was closed, and razed in 1973. The one exception was the gymnasium, which still remains today and is part of the current downtown YMCA. This is postcard 4A-H735. Text on the back calls this "one of the oldest and largest free high schools in the United States. Enrollment approximately 2000. Valuation approximately $650,000."