AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
Capitol High School
East Baton Rouge Parish
Capitol High School originally opened in 1950 at 4200 Capitol Avenue (now Gus Young Avenue) and schooled students from grades 7-12. Charles W. Keel was first principal of the school. In 1959, the school, which was originally called Capitol Junior- Senior High School, officially divided. The Junior High School of grades 7-8 remained in the original building, and grades 9-12 moved to its present-day location on N. 23rd Street. The class of 1960 was the first to graduate from the new Capitol Senior High School. In 1967, Capitol was named the 7th Best High School in the Nation by the Purdue Educational Report. The school remained open through integration, and had a few name changes over the years. Since 2014, it has been a charter school called Friendship Capitol Senior High School
Capitol High School
OPENED: 1959
CLOSED: N/A
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: Capitol Junior-Senior High School, Capitol Senior High School, Capitol Boys and Girls Academy, Friendship Capitol Senior High School
OTHER USES/CURRENT USE: High school
1000 N. 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
