The CHS property was made up of two parcels: the school building site and the athletic field, originally the site of the Clinton Kelly home. Clinton Kelly, an early Portland settler and minister, specified that the property was to be used solely for a public school.
The CHS property comprised two parts: the school building location and the athletic field, which had been Clinton Kelly's home initially. According to Clinton Kelly, who was an early Portland inhabitant and clergyman, the land should only be utilized for a public school.