Dorchester Illustration no. 2191
First Dorchester High School
The first high school building in Dorchester was built in the early 1850s at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Gibson Street, where the Dunkin Donuts is located now.
The school was organized in December, 1852, with a membership of fifty-nine pupils of both sexes, representing the [lower schools]: Everett, Mather, Adams, Gibson, Winthrop, Norfolk, and private schools. The first principal was William J. Rolfe, the present Shakespearean authority, who held the position for four years. Mr. Rolfe’s successor was Jonathan Kimball, who remained for nine years.
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