省(sheng)立(li)一中具(ju)有(you)光榮的(de)(de)革命(ming)傳統,是太原市暨(ji)山西省(sheng)中共黨團組織的(de)(de)誕生地,被(bei)稱為山西革命(ming)史上的(de)(de)“南湖(hu)”,在(zai)中共發展史上具(ju)有(you)重要的(de)(de)意(yi)義(yi)。高(gao)君(jun)宇、王(wang)振翼、賀昌(chang)、王(wang)瀛、張叔(shu)平(ping)、張友清、彭真等曾(ceng)就讀于此(ci)。
這(zhe)里原(yuan)(yuan)是(shi)明清(qing)時期山西(xi)的(de)(de)貢院,1906年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)創辦山西(xi)公(gong)立(li)(li)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學堂,1913年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)更(geng)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)山西(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)第一中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學校。五四(si)運動(dong)時,省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)一中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)進步(bu)(bu)學生(sheng)(sheng)與其他學校的(de)(de)進步(bu)(bu)學生(sheng)(sheng)一起,與當局進行(xing)堅決(jue)的(de)(de)斗爭,取得了(le)(le)勝利。高君(jun)宇、王振(zhen)翼(yi)、賀昌、王瀛、張叔平、張友清(qing)、彭真(zhen)等大(da)批早(zao)期共(gong)(gong)產主(zhu)義(yi)(yi)者(zhe)和無產階級革命(ming)家(jia)曾就讀于省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)一中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),并從事(shi)革命(ming)活動(dong)。1921年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月(yue),以“喚醒勞工,改造(zao)社(she)會(hui)”為(wei)(wei)宗旨的(de)(de)太(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)社(she)會(hui)主(zhu)義(yi)(yi)青(qing)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)團(tuan)在省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)一中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)成立(li)(li),這(zhe)是(shi)山西(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)成立(li)(li)的(de)(de)第一個團(tuan)組織(zhi)。1924年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月(yue),高君(jun)宇受中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)北(bei)方區委和李大(da)釗的(de)(de)委派,在省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)一中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)建立(li)(li)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)太(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)黨小組(后改為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)太(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)部),這(zhe)也是(shi)在山西(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)建立(li)(li)的(de)(de)第一個共(gong)(gong)產黨組織(zhi)。2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)10月(yue),山西(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府于彭真(zhen)同志誕(dan)辰100周年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)之(zhi)際在此建起了(le)(le)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)太(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)部舊址(zhi)紀(ji)念館。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)4月(yue)27日,經中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央同意,正式(shi)定(ding)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)彭真(zhen)生(sheng)(sheng)平暨中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)太(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)部舊址(zhi)紀(ji)念館。2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)愛國(guo)(guo)主(zhu)義(yi)(yi)教育基地,2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)山西(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)人民政(zheng)府公(gong)布為(wei)(wei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)級重點文物(wu)保護單(dan)位,2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)文物(wu)局評為(wei)(wei)“國(guo)(guo)家(jia)二級博物(wu)館”,2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月(yue)被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府和省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)軍區確定(ding)為(wei)(wei)國(guo)(guo)防教育基地。 2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月(yue)入選第七批全(quan)國(guo)(guo)重點文物(wu)保護單(dan)位。