The Holmes Castle
Read more about the man after whom Holmes is name, D. H. Holmes, and his castle.

1930	Holmes High School	note the old Holmes Castle in the background	1932

 

Holmes, c. 1930's

 

July 10, 1939 to Mr. B. J. Anderson, 823 E. 27th st, Indianapolis Indiana:
“Dear Daddy, Mumser bought me a piar [sic] of pants today. I gave her a sewing box
for a birthday present. I'm ok, how are you? Grandad gave me a quarter. 88's, Eric”

Before Holmes, the Covington High School, shown
below, was at the NE corner of 12th & Russell.
It was here from 1886 to 1918  

Covington High School

Dave Schroeder wrote about the pre-Holmes Covington High School at this site.

High School, Covington	High School, Covington	High School, Covington, 1907

 

Shorthand Class

 

Shorthand and Typewriting	A Class in Cooking	Manual Training
From the 1914 Covington Centennial Booklet are these three high school pictures:

Lincoln Grant High School, 1932

 

Asa Drury, First Covington High School Principal

 

A word about the Holmes slave tunnels leading to the Licking River is here.