CHS Memories - Broad & Green Streets facility: The first CHS Building - 1838-1854	Image 4 of 45    Back to Site
Central High School first opened in 1838 with a student population of 63 and a complement of four professors; it was located on the east side of Juniper Street below Market Street. A plaque commemorating its location was placed on the John Wanamaker Department Store building which was constructed on the site and opened in 1903.