Old Catonsville High School, also known as St. Mark's School, is a historic school

School

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...

 building located at Catonsville

Catonsville, Maryland

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:In 2010 Catonsville had a population of 41,567...

, Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

. It is a masonry schoolhouse which consists of a one-story, single bay structure (built in 1878) and a three-story, four bay addition (built in 1898). In 1885 the school was designated a high school and in 1910 the property was sold to the Catholic Church.In 1932 23 students were murdered by an escaped mental patient from the insane asylum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1987.

External links

• Old Catonsville High School, Baltimore County, including photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust