Locations
Theodore Roosevelt High School, later the Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, is a closed school in Gary, Indiana.
The Frenchburg Presbyterian College was a former school and hospital operated by the United Presbyterian Church in Frenchburg, Kentucky.
Lafayette Bloom School is an abandoned circa 1915 school in Cincinnati, Ohio. The junior high facility featured classrooms for 1,200 pupils, two gymnasiums, a swimming pool, an elaborate auditorium, and an indoor rooftop playground.
The Higginsport School is a formerly abandoned school under renovations in Higginsport, Ohio.
In Ohio, deserted schools mark the passage of time and the evolution of the state’s educational and economic environment. Positioned throughout Ohio’s diverse landscapes, these once-thriving institutions of learning now stand empty, a reflection of the shifting educational needs, economic restructuring, and urban migration patterns.
Kerr’s Run Colored School was a former educational institution in Kerr’s Run, a mostly forgotten community in Meigs County, Ohio.
Matewan High School was a public high school in the coalfields of West Virginia. It closed in 2011 because of declining enrollment and consolidation.
Abandoned schools in West Virginia serve as poignant testaments to the state’s changing educational landscape and social fabric. These forsaken edifices, found in both secluded rural areas and bustling urban centers, were once filled with the vibrancy of education and communal engagement.
Abandoned schools in Kentucky are silent witnesses to the state’s historical and educational transitions. Nestled among the state’s picturesque hills and valleys, these structures once resonated with the sounds of students and teachers, symbolizing the heart of community life and learning.
The McKinley School is a restored circa 1876 and 1919 school along Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lakin Industrial School for Colored Boys is a former reformatory school for African-Americans in Lakin, West Virginia.
Monitor School is a former school in Coal Grove, Ohio that operated between 1905 and 1995.
The Millersburg Military Institute is a former military academy in Millersburg, Kentucky.
The Utica School is a former school in Utica, Indiana, and was constructed in 1873 as the First District School in Utica Township.
Fairview School, designed by Henry E. Siter in the Romanesque Revival style, was built in 1888-90 in the Fairview neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ironton High School is an active school in Ironton, Ohio that was partly demolished and rebuilt between 2007 and 2010.
