
Holyoke High School started in 1852 at the Gallaudet Block on High Street.
Then the school was at the Chapin Block at the corner of Race and Dwight using the Parsons Hall as a hall for functions.
Then it was at the corner of Suffolk and Elm Streets.
The 4th location was at the Beech Street location.
The current location is the fifth location of Holyoke High School. (LOCATION) The first location was on Elm Street were the Holyoke Juvenile Court is located. It lasted from 1862 to 1898. The second location was between Beech Street and Pine and between Sargeant and Hampshire. This lasted from 1898 to 1964. In 1964 this newest high school was built. 38 acres were taken from parkland to construct the HHS grounds.
Sanborn map analysis:
by 1862 the Elm Street School:
in the Beech Street area:
