West High School

West High School was a public high school in , . Edward Stebbins designed the school building. Built in 1908 on what had recently been farmland, the school had a student capacity of 1,600 by 1917.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: former high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Also known as: Minneapolis West High School

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walker Library and Uptown Theater.

Library
is a public library in the neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is on Hennepin Avenue one block north of Lake Street, adjoining the . is situated 790 feet south of West High School.

Theater building
Photo: RxS, Public domain.
The Uptown Theatre is one of the oldest surviving theaters in the Twin Cities area. It was in active use from 1916 to 2020. The theater reopened on June 10, 2023 as a music and event venue. is situated 990 feet south of West High School.

Shopping center
is an indoor opened on February 15, 1984, at the southeast corner of Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street, the main intersection of the Uptown district of Minneapolis, Minnesota. is situated 1,500 feet south of West High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Isles and Lowry Hill East.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood within the larger community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It lies between Hennepin Avenue to the east, to the west, West Lake Street to the south, and West 22nd Street to the north.

Neighborhood
, also known as the Wedge because of its wedge-like shape, is a neighborhood in southwest Minneapolis, , United States, part of the Calhoun Isles community.

Suburb
Bde Maka Ska-Isles, formerly called Calhoun-Isles, is one of the official communities in the U.S. city of . It is split between Ward 7 and Ward 10 of the Minneapolis City Council, represented by councilmembers Katie Cashman and Aisha Chughtai, respectively.

West High School

Latitude
44.95163° or 44° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-93.29967° or 93° 17′ 59″ west
Elevation
873 feet (266 metres)
Open location code
86P8XP22+M4
Geo­Names ID
5052400
Wiki­data ID
Q55637551
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  • Swedish: West High School

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