Lockport Township High School- Central Campus, 1222 South Jefferson Street, Lockport, IL

In 1971, Lockport High School District 205 was separated into two districts. Juniors and seniors attended the older school, referred to as Lockport Township High School - Central Campus. In 1963, Lockport West High School opened as a four-year high school in Romeoville, and in 1964, Lockport Township High School-East Campus opened for freshmen and sophomores at 1333 E. With these additions, the high school now occupies the entire block of Twelfth, Jefferson, Thirteenth, and Madison Streets. Since the time of the dedication, two major additions in 19 have been made to the school. In 1910, Lockport High School opened and was accredited by the North Central Association. The new school, like its predecessor, housed all of the village students.Ĭonstruction was started in 1909 on a high school at 1222 S. John Barnes, the Joliet architect who designed it, was trained in the Richardson Romanesque style. Subsequently in 1896 a new school opened, also built of local dolomitic limestone and on the same site as the school that burned. Classes were held in churches and other buildings until a new structure was ready. A fire destroyed the school on August 10, 1895. The first graduation commencement was Jwith seven graduates.

The three-story building was built of local dolomitic limestone, with a four-sided clock tower on its roof. The first village school was built in 1857, and housed students of all ages. Soon after settlers arrived, school classes began in a log cabin on what is now Division Street.

Lockport Township High School- Central Campus, 1222 South Jefferson Street, Lockport, IL