54 Hudson St
Freehold, NJ 07728
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Former Freehold Borough High School was built in 1873 and opened for use in 1874. The first principal of the school was John Enright. He had four assistant teachers who helped him teach. The original building contained four rooms downstairs and two rooms upstairs. Because of the lack of space, a new high school was built in 1908, to hold 225 students, on Hudson and Bennett Streets. The School opened in 1909 with eight teachers. From 1913 to 1914 there were 241 students and 10 faculty members, and by 1920 - 1921, there were 412 students and 14 faculty members. Since enrollment for the high school was growing rapidly, in 1926, Freehold Board of Education constructed a new building on Broadway (Route 79). The school on Hudson and Bennet Streets was used as a middle school and for the Freehold Police Department. It was then Boarded up and left empty.