Douglass Park in Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Columbia Public Schools Historic Property

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 1, 2024

1. Columbia Public Schools Historic Property Marker

Inscription. 1881 Columbia Public School constructed on this site (renamed Jefferson School in 1896).

1900 Columbia High School built on this site.

1911 New, copper-turreted Columbia High School opened on this site.

1927 Building became Jefferson Junior High School

2003 Site designated as a Columbia Notable Historic Property.

2013 Jefferson Junior became Jefferson Middle School.

Erected 2014.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 38° 57.41′ N, 92° 19.702′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is in Douglass Park. It is at the intersection of Rogers Street and North 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Rogers Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 713 Rogers St, Columbia MO 65201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Annie Fisher's House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wynna Faye Tapp-Elbert Memorial Amphitheater (approx. 0.2 miles away); African-American Heritage Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named African-American Heritage Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Boone County World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Boone County Vietnam Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Memorial Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Boone County World War II & Korean War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Celebrating a century-and-a-half of Columbia Public Schools. From 300 students at its formation, the school district enrollment has swelled to more than 19,000 today, making it the fifth largest in Missouri. The district’s 2020 annual report shows that CPS had more than 2,800 employees. (Alicia Belmore, COMO Magazine, Dec. 15, 2022)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 1, 2024

2. Columbia Public Schools Historic Property Marker

(Submitted on July 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Columbia High School Building image. Click for full size.

Unknown; State Historical Society of Missouri via Wikipedia (Public Domain), June 16, 1908

3. Columbia High School Building

This school building was constructed in 1900.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.