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School a history lesson in itself: As final year winds down, bell tolls for Central-Hower, which knew Akron as a kid.
Byline: Paula Schleis
May 24--Akron isn't losing just any high school when Central-Hower closes next month. The city will bid farewell to its first high school -- an institution with a history and tradition reaching back to 1886. Akron was a sleepy town then, past the heyday of the canal, still awaiting its destiny as Rubber Capital of the World. There was a single grammar school at Mill, Prospect and Summit streets, in a house that had been renovated and expanded to its limits, when the town decided it was time to build a separate high school. The brick and stone Romanesque-style structure (erected on Forge Street where the current Central-Hower stands) was the largest building in the city when it opened on Sept. 6, 1886. It cost $100,000 and featured a 160-foot clock tower with illuminated dials and a one-ton bell that signaled the hour. The opening of Akron High School was trumpeted by the Akron Daily Beacon…
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