With this last part of the central school building added, South High School became one of Minneapolis's architectural wonders, featuring three different sections with different architectural styles linked together. The new structure, still connected to the old one and the manual and training wings, followed the architectural style of its time, with a square look and evenly cut windows, at least one to a room. Most of the original structure was demolished to make room for a new large building. The school's final extension came in 1916. The Minneapolis School Board decided changes needed to be made. The building had become too small, and the auditorium was sacrificed for more classrooms by dividing it into quarters using green curtains. The student body had grown to between 750 and 800 students by 1909. The bell tower remained until the building around it was destroyed. The reasons for this are unclear, but it is thought that the large bell used to mark the beginning and end of classes was abandoned in favor of an electric bell system run by a motor. After the final part of the building, the bell tower, was erected, the School Board decided not to purchase a bell for it. It had several turrets, 12-foot ceilings, stained-glass bay windows, and a six-story bell tower.
The new building was built out of red brick and sandstone in a castle-like structure.
The building was completed on or around January 1, 1892, and in 1893, South High School's 250 students and the adjoining middle school's 208 students moved to their new building at 2445 18th (or Cedar) Avenue South. Postcard featuring South High School in 1900
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