1935 St. Francis Borgia School Building

St. Francis Borgia's high school program began in 1901 with a first class of fourteen girls and nine boys. In 1933, it introduced its first fully accredited four-year high school program, and in 1935 a new school building was completed to accommodate growing enrollment. Modern for its time, the building even included a basement bowling alley with room for about 80 spectators. A high school addition was begun in 1951. In 1978, the bowling alley was replaced by a cafeteria, and the old cafeteria was converted into classrooms. In 1982, St. Francis High School became a regional high school and a new building opened a mile away at Ninth and High Streets, while the 1935 building was converted into a grade school building.

Washington, Missouri · United States