Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918 following a donation from local philanthropist and banker Francis Joseph Reitz, for whom the school is named.

Type: School
Description: Public high school in Evansville, Indiana
Also known as: “FJ Reitz High School” and “Reitz School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS LST-325 and Ford Center.

USS LST-325

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

USS LST-325 is a decommissioned tank landing ship of the United States Navy, now docked in Evansville, Indiana, US. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. USS LST-325 is situated 1½ miles east of Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

Ford Center

Stadium

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Ford Center is a multi-use indoor arena in downtown Evansville, Indiana, with a maximum seating capacity of 11,000. It officially opened in November 2011 and is mainly used for basketball, ice hockey, and concerts. Ford Center is situated 2 miles east of Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

Willard Carpenter House

Historic building

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The Willard Carpenter House, located at 405 Carpenter Street in downtown Evansville, Indiana, is one of two landmarks recognized as memorials to one of the city's most influential pioneers, philanthropist Willard Carpenter. Willard Carpenter House is situated 1½ miles east of Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Independence Historic District and Red Bank.

Independence Historic District

Suburb

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Independence Historic District, also known as the West Franklin Street-Wabash Avenue Historic District, is a national historic district located in the Lamasco neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana.

Red Bank

Hamlet

Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in Indiana, the most populous city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States.

Mud Center

Hamlet

Mud Center is an unincorporated community on the west edge of Evansville in Perry Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Mud Center is said to be part of the nearby community of Red Bank, even though it is a completely separate community. Mud Center is situated 1½ miles southwest of Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Categories: high school and education
Location: Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.97322° or 37° 58′ 24″ north

Longitude

-87.60572° or 87° 36′ 21″ west

Elevation

463 feet (141 metres)

Open location code

869JX9FV+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358673283

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4257679

Wikidata ID

Q5426003

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In Other Languages

“Francis Joseph Reitz High School” goes by many names.

French: “FJ Reitz High School”

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