省立一中(zhong)具(ju)(ju)有光(guang)榮(rong)的(de)革命傳統,是(shi)太(tai)原市暨山(shan)西(xi)省中(zhong)共(gong)黨團組(zu)織的(de)誕生(sheng)地,被稱為山(shan)西(xi)革命史上(shang)的(de)“南湖”,在中(zhong)共(gong)發展(zhan)史上(shang)具(ju)(ju)有重要的(de)意義。高君宇、王振翼、賀昌(chang)、王瀛、張叔平、張友清、彭真等曾就讀于此。
這(zhe)里(li)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)是明(ming)清時期山(shan)西(xi)(xi)的貢(gong)院,1906年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)創辦(ban)山(shan)西(xi)(xi)公立(li)(li)(li)中(zhong)學(xue)堂,1913年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)更名(ming)為(wei)山(shan)西(xi)(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)(li)第一(yi)(yi)中(zhong)學(xue)校。五四運動(dong)時,省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)(li)一(yi)(yi)中(zhong)的進步學(xue)生與其他學(xue)校的進步學(xue)生一(yi)(yi)起(qi),與當局(ju)進行堅決的斗爭,取得了勝利(li)。高君宇、王振翼、賀昌、王瀛、張叔平、張友清、彭(peng)真等大(da)批早期共(gong)產(chan)主義(yi)者和無產(chan)階級革命(ming)家曾就讀于省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)(li)一(yi)(yi)中(zhong),并從事革命(ming)活動(dong)。1921年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月,以“喚醒(xing)勞工,改造社會(hui)”為(wei)宗旨(zhi)的太(tai)(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)社會(hui)主義(yi)青年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)團(tuan)在省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)(li)一(yi)(yi)中(zhong)成(cheng)立(li)(li)(li),這(zhe)是山(shan)西(xi)(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)成(cheng)立(li)(li)(li)的第一(yi)(yi)個團(tuan)組織。1924年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月,高君宇受中(zhong)共(gong)北方(fang)區委(wei)和李大(da)釗的委(wei)派,在省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)立(li)(li)(li)一(yi)(yi)中(zhong)建(jian)(jian)立(li)(li)(li)中(zhong)共(gong)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)黨小組(后改為(wei)中(zhong)共(gong)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)(zhi)部),這(zhe)也(ye)是在山(shan)西(xi)(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)建(jian)(jian)立(li)(li)(li)的第一(yi)(yi)個共(gong)產(chan)黨組織。2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)10月,山(shan)西(xi)(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委(wei)、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府(fu)(fu)于彭(peng)真同(tong)志誕辰100周年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)之際在此建(jian)(jian)起(qi)了中(zhong)共(gong)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)(zhi)部舊址紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)館(guan)。2010年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)4月27日,經(jing)中(zhong)央同(tong)意,正式定名(ming)為(wei)彭(peng)真生平暨中(zhong)共(gong)太(tai)(tai)(tai)原(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)支(zhi)(zhi)部舊址紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)館(guan)。2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委(wei)、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府(fu)(fu)命(ming)名(ming)為(wei)愛國(guo)主義(yi)教(jiao)育基地(di),2004年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)山(shan)西(xi)(xi)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)人民政(zheng)府(fu)(fu)公布為(wei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)級重(zhong)點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)護(hu)單位,2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被(bei)國(guo)家文(wen)物局(ju)評為(wei)“國(guo)家二(er)級博物館(guan)”,2009年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)9月被(bei)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)委(wei)、省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)政(zheng)府(fu)(fu)和省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)軍區確定為(wei)國(guo)防教(jiao)育基地(di)。 2013年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)5月入選第七批全國(guo)重(zhong)點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)護(hu)單位。