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Since its first graduating class in 1927, St. Charles has nurtured the minds and hearts of scholars, priests, entrepreneurs, executive officers, artists, doctors, legal professionals, and community leaders. The school was founded on 20 acres of land in Bexley in the fall of 1923. High school classes were held for two years at Sacred Heart School in Downtown Columbus until September of 1925 when general contractor J. Lang completed the Broad Street building. It was the first in Ohio using steel-reinforced concrete. Architect Robert J. Kraus used a mix of French Renaissance (parallel wings joined by a front colonnade) and Mediterranean (arches used in colonnade, doorways and brickwork) styles to design the original structures: the main building, powerhouse and gymnasium.