Murphys Grammar School
Murphys Grammar School | |
The school in 2014. | |
![]() ![]() Murphys Grammar School | |
Location | Jones St., Murphys, California |
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Coordinates | 38°08′09″N 120°27′28″W / 38.1358°N 120.4579°WCoordinates: 38°08′09″N 120°27′28″W / 38.1358°N 120.4579°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 73000398[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 8, 1973 |
Murphys Grammar School is a historic school building in Murphys, California. Built in 1860, the school was the first public school in Murphys. The school was designed in a vernacular Greek Revival style, which was popular at the time of its construction; its design includes a cornice held up by square pilasters, a pedimented gable, and a cupola over the entrance with its own cornice and square pilasters. The school operated continuously from its opening until it closed in 1973; at the time of its closing, it was the longest continuously running school west of the Mississippi River.[2][3]
Albert Abraham Michelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, attended the school.[2]
Murphys Grammar School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1973.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Staffon, B. M. (October 10, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Murphys Grammar School". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Varney, Philip (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California: Your Guide to Ghost Towns and Historic Mining Camps. Voyageur Press. p. 46. ISBN 9781610600804.
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Greek Revival architecture in California
- School buildings completed in 1860
- Buildings and structures in Calaveras County, California
- Schools in Calaveras County, California
- National Register of Historic Places in Calaveras County, California
- 1860 establishments in California
- California Registered Historic Place stubs
- Calaveras County, California geography stubs