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Eastern Wing, the Auditorium was constructed in 1940. The most recent addition to the building, the "New Wing", was completed in 2002. The construction of the "New Wing" drastically improved the nature of the school in adding another building to the campus. The building houses Central's library, various classrooms, and an improved lunchroom.
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Central has varied structure since its original construction in 1894. The original building is almost fully intact, albeit with many additions, the first of which was the
Central Wing added in 1907. The Central Wing was then followed up by the addition of the Eastern Wing in 1913. Following the
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to be built. Construction of the building was completed in 1893. The first graduating class graduated a year later in 1894 consisting of two out of the 76 seniors that were enrolled. The school was renamed
Central High School after the construction of Springfield's second oldest high school,
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as the "Hall of Ivy". The Hall of Ivy has become a memorial at the school for students who have died. The school originally had a bell tower on the front of the building, however it was removed in 1916 for the strain it placed on the façade.
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