| Blume High School | |
| Location: | 405-409 S. Blackhoof St., Wapakoneta, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 40.5661°N -84.1972°W |
| Built: | 1908; 1923-25 |
| Architect: | William M. Runkle; Frank L. Packard |
| Architecture: | Mixed |
| Added: | August 22, 1996 |
| Refnum: | 96000933 |
The former Blume High School is a historic building in downtown Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. It was the first exclusive home of Wapakoneta High School. Prior to that time, WHS was housed with other grades.[1]
The original part of the high school was built at a cost of $41,315. This original section was designed by local architect William M. Runkle. In the mid-1920s, it was expanded with the construction of a gymnasium, a library, and the "Red Brick Section" addition; while the last portion was built with money raised from bonds, the library and gym were financed with a bequest from L.N. Blume.[2] These additions were designed by Frank Packard of Columbus.
Growth in the Wapakoneta City School District resulted in overcrowding by the mid-1950s. After a series of failed attempts, the school board succeeded in winning voter approval for the construction of a new school in 1956, and the new Wapakoneta High School building, which today serves as the Wapakoneta Middle School, opened at the beginning of 1959. Blume was converted into a junior high school for several years, but a 1988 vote resulted in the school's closing by 1990.
In 1996, the former Blume High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its architecture.