Built in 1825 as a private residence, the Seminary School building on Academy Street became the first Cambridge High School in 1890, with future governor Emerson C. Harrington as principal. It was replaced with a new high school in 1929.
Cambridge Time Machine: Meet Me at the First Cambridge High School
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