At this time, Webster School and the former high school at 12th and Maine also housed students. In 1937, eighth and ninth graders were added to the building to relieve crowding at elementary schools. It is five stories tall, with mosaic details enscripted on the walls. The building sits along Historic Maine Street and remains an icon and historic landmark in the Quincy area today. The new school opened in the fall of 1933, serving grades 10-12. The cornerstone for the second high school was laid on November 24, 1931. Quincy Junior High School served as the senior high from 1933 until 1957. for a better preparation to be better neighbors, better citizens, more successful and happier workers, better leaders, and better followers." Gill first proposed building a new state of the art high school in the Quincy Daily Whig on New Years Eve, 1916, announcing: " It is time to plan for it a new home that will foster a love for the school. This "Pride of the Gem City" served students as Quincy's population continued to grow and secondary school enrollment increased dramatically. The dedication ceremony was held on June 17, 1892. The building was designed by local architect, Harvey Chatten, designer of the city hall at 3rd and Hampshire, and the Newcomb Mansion. The first school dedicated to high school in Quincy, Illinois began construction in 1891 at the corner of 12th and Maine. The Franklin School was destroyed by a fire in February of 1905. From there it was transferred to the top floor of the Franklin School on 5th Street between York and Kentucky, where it remained until plans were made for a dedicated high school. In 1866, the High School was transferred to the Jackson School building at 8th and Vine (now College) Street. Quincy High School was first established in September 1864 in the old Unitarian Church building at Sixth and Jersey streets, in what was then known as the Center School building. The Franklin School at 5th and York, housed the high school prior to 1892
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