Hibbing High School - Hibbing, MN
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This is Hibbing High School in Hibbing, MN - the public school that Bob Dylan graduated from in 1959, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Building #80004351.
Waymark Code: WM4EVK
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
Views: 75
Construction on Hibbing High School was begun in 1920 and completed in 1922. It was promised to be a “Castle in the Woods” to promote the relocation of the town from North Hibbing. The school has been called “the school with the golden door knobs,” with the door knobs and railings of brass giving the golden appearance.
The ceiling on the main floor and in the auditorium is all hand molded by Irish craftsmen, an art now obsolete. The 1,800-seat auditorium, with its cut glass chandeliers from Czechoslovakia and Barton vaudeville organ (installed in 1923 and one of two left in the country), was designed after the Capitol Theater in New York City.
The unique library contains statuary and the historical oil painting by Howard Lake native David Workman, depicting the journey iron ore makes to become steel.
The school received the Belamy Award in 1968, given to one high school in the nation each year to honor outstanding academics. In 1991, a $5 million addition to the building was completed that includes a swimming pool, gymnasium, and a band complex. Originally constructed at the cost of approximately $3.9 million dollars, it would cost over $50 million to replace the building today.
Street address:
21st St. at 8th Ave.
Hibbing, MN USA
55746
County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Education, School
Current function: Education, School
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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