Adventure 051, Site 126 – Altaville Grammer School

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 126 – Altaville Grammer School

California Landmark Number: 499

National Registry ID: 79000471

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 27, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 38° 5.041′ N

Longitude: 120° 33.682′ W

Address: 125 N. Main Street (State Highway 49), Altaville CA 95221

Description:

Date Built: 1858

What a quaint and delightful school house. It is well maintained and refreshing to stop in this park setting for a few minutes. As a note: this was not the original site of the school. In the 1980's the building was on the verge of collapse when a group of citizens put out an effort to save it. It had been in use till 1950.



NO. 499 RED BRICK GRAMMAR SCHOOL - This brick building, erected in 1848 with funds raised by a dance in the Billiard Saloon of the N.R. Prince Building (which still stands, 1955) is one of the oldest schools of California. It was in use until 1950, when it was replaced by the Mark Twain Elementary School in Altaville.
Location:  Division of Forestry Station, 125 N Main St, Altaville



References:

• Wikipedia
  
• National Registry of Historical Places-Documents and Photos
  
• Noehill (State and National)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB.org)
  
• Waymarking - Nice picture of it in winter
  
• Gold Country History
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• Noehill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• WayMarking (WAY)
  
• Fresno – Local Historical Sites (FRLO)
  
• Fresno – National Historical Sites (FRNA)