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Public education in Flushing began in 1848, with the passage of legislation that created the Board of Education of the Village of Flushing. Among the first members of the Board was the nurseryman, Samuel Parsons. The Board opened its first school on November 27, 1848, staffed by seven teachers and attended by 331 students.
In 1875, Flushing High School received its charter. It is the oldest free secondary
school in New York State. The east wing was added in 1954 and dedicated to former students who lost their lives in World War II. The brick and terra-cotta building is a striking example of the Collegiate Gothic style which was introduced to public school architecture in New York by C.B.J. Snyder, the Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education. Erected between 1912 and 1915 in a campus-like setting, the high school, with its monumental square entrance tower, recalls English medieval models.
The building received landmark status in 1990.
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