The Columbus Industrial School was completed in 1906 as the second industrial school which was established to provide vocational training and schooling to the area children of mill workers. The development of the school was led by industrialist G. Gunby Jordan and philanthropist George Foster Peabody and offered courses in carpentry, blacksmithing, textiles, typewriting, and other business skills. On March 12, 1937, over 1,000 students marched from the 29th Street location to 3200 Howard Avenue where the new Jordan Vocational High School opened. The old industrial school building became Columbus Junior High.