Due to damage sustained during World War I, classes were held in primary schools until January 1919, and repairs were not finalized until 1924. The 1940 Vrancea earthquake caused serious damage, with repairs carried out the following year. In April 1944, a Wehrmacht hospital opened inside, causing fresh deterioration. It was then a Red Army hospital for two weeks. The interior was repaired with great effort, so that courses resumed on November 1. From the close of the 1944–1945 academic year until the end of September 1945, the school building and dormitory were once again a Soviet hospital. Serious cracks appeared as a result of the 1977 Vrancea earthquake, requiring further repairs. The old wing was restored in 2004–2005. The school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.