Established in 1891, Boys' High School was the first all-boys public high school in Brooklyn, N.Y. It began operation as the Central Grammar School on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. In 1892, the school relocated to a newly-constructed Romanesque Revival building on Marcy Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The founding of Boys' High School and enrollment of over 500 students in its first two years emphasized a need in the city--and soon to be borough--of Brooklyn to provide free secondary education. The curriculum offered at Boys' High included classical, scientific, and commercial courses, preparing graduates to go into business or enter college.
The school building was landmarked in 1975, and Boys' High School merged with Girls' High School that year. Street Academy High School now occupies the building in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Sources
- New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. "Boys' High School - Brooklyn, N.Y." Accessed October 15, 2010. http://www.nycago.org/Organs/Bkln/html/BoysHighSchool.html
- Towle, Harry F. "School History." In
The Red and Black: A Year Book of the Brooklyn Boys' High School, 11-14. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Eagle Press, 1897.
From the guide to the Boys' High School register and publications, 1892-1943, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
