Jess Valley Schoolhouse

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Jess Valley Schoolhouse
Jess Valley Schoolhouse - Likely California.jpg
Jess Valley Schoolhouse is located in California
Jess Valley Schoolhouse
Nearest cityLikely, California
Coordinates41°15′59″N 120°18′39″W / 41.26639°N 120.31083°W / 41.26639; -120.31083Coordinates: 41°15′59″N 120°18′39″W / 41.26639°N 120.31083°W / 41.26639; -120.31083
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
NRHP reference No.99000582[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1999

The Jess Valley Schoolhouse, in Modoc County, California near Likely, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

It is a one-room schoolhouse located on County Road 64 about 12.2 miles (19.6 km) east of Likely.[2]

It is a woodframe building about 19 by 32 feet (5.8 m × 9.8 m) in plan. feet. It faces south, is front gabled and has gable returns and corner boards. Its original shake roof was replaced with tin.[2]

It was built by Orville and Gus Sweeney who probably also designed it, though its "design is typical of one-room schools built throughout the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Karol E. Woodward. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jess Valley Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 12, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1997
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