It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday with the Whitewater Historical Society. Continuing our series on Whitewater fires, here is a “colorized” post card of the original high school building, constructed in 1884 as an elementary school. By 1894, the high school program, started in 1889, completely took over the building fondly known as the “Big Brick.” In 1927, city residents approved a referendum to build a new modern high school (old Franklin Junior High School, demolished). But before the new building was completed, this building burned and the school district had to scramble to house classes in other buildings for the remainder of the year. “Big Brick” park honors the location of the old high school.