800 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas. County/parish: Shawnee.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 09, 2005. NRIS 05000550.
Part of Public Schools of Kansas MPS (NRIS 64500921).
1 contributing building.
Topeka High School (THS) is a public secondary school in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It serves students in grades 9 to 12, and is one of five high schools operated by the Topeka USD 501 school district. In the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,840 students enrolled.
Topeka High School was established in 1871, and moved to its current location in 1931. At the time, it was among the first million dollar high schools west of the Mississippi River. Topeka High offers a variety of sports and extracurricular activities, and notable alumni include Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President of the United States.
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