Roxbury Memorial High School

External view of the high school, circa May 1927

Roxbury Memorial High School is a defunct secondary school for grades 9 through 12. Originally founded as Roxbury High School, the school was situated at 26 Townsend Street, Roxbury, Boston, United States from 1926 until its closure in 1960.

History

Roxbury High School (for boys) was established in 1852, in what was then the City of Roxbury, Massachusetts on Kenilworth Street. In 1854, Roxbury High School for Girls opened, and in 1861, both schools were united into a single school. The City of Roxbury was annexed by the City of Boston in 1868, and the administration of Roxbury High School was taken over by Boston Public Schools.[1] In 1926, the school moved from its second home on Warren Street to a new building on Townsend Street and became known as Roxbury Memorial High School.[2] Prior to being erected, the Townsend Street building had been named as such in 1925 by members of the Boston School Committee "in commemoration of the Boston schoolmen who lost their lives during the World War".[3] The school closed in 1960.[4] The building was later occupied by Boston Technical High School from 1960 to 1987, and since 1991 by Boston Latin Academy.[5]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "A Chronology of the Boston Public Schools". City of Boston via archive.org. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FINAL ROXBURY HIGH GRADUATION", Boston Globe, June 25, 1926
  3. ↑ "SCHOOL WILL BE 'MEMORIAL HIGH'", Boston Globe, January 6, 1925
  4. ↑ "205 Receive Diplomas At Roxbury Memorial", Boston Globe, June 10, 1960
  5. ↑ "History". Girls' Latin School ~ Boston Latin Academy, Association, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Eddie Pellagrini". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

Coordinates: 42°18′58.09″N 71°5′4.51″W / 42.3161361°N 71.0845861°W / 42.3161361; -71.0845861

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