| Grizzly Bluff School | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Grizzly Bluff School in 2012 | |
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| Location | Grizzly Bluff Road & East Ferry Road, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′46″N 124°10′18″W / 40.56276°N 124.17163°W / 40.56276; -124.17163 |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | John Davenport & Tom Dix |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000476 |
| Added to NRHP | 1979 |
The Grizzly Bluff School was an historic school in the farm fields outside Ferndale, California. Students came from the surrounding Eel River valley to attend a one-room school earlier than the construction of the first known school building.
Tom Dix and John Davenport built the current building in 1871, and the ornamental windbreak was planted in 1878. In the 1880s, the building was moved away from the road and placed on a new foundation.
In 1900, more space was needed to support a large number of students and the old Presbyterian Church nearby was converted to schoolrooms. By 1976, the school continued only grades one through four. Students from fifth grade attended Ferndale Elementary School. Grizzly Bluff School closed its doors for the last time on 30 June 30, 1989.
References
- ^ NRIS
- ^ Ferndale Union High School, Class of 1977 (1977). Carlson, Beverly (ed.). Where the ferns grew tall: An early history of Ferndale (1st ed.). Ferndale, California: Ferndale Union High School. p. 379. 0-7385-2890-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Carlson, 1966, pp. 223–225.
- California Department of Education
Sources
- Ferndale Union High School, Class of 1977 (1977). Carlson, Beverly (ed.). Where the ferns grew tall: An early history of Ferndale (1st ed.). Charleston, South Carolina: Ferndale Union High School. p. 379. 0-7385-2890-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - National Register Information System (2008-04-15). "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "California School Directory". California Department of Education. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- Victorian architecture in California
- One-room schoolhouses in California
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Schools in Humboldt County, California
- Schoolhouses in the United States
- School buildings completed in 1871
- History of Humboldt County, California
- Defunct schools in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, California
- 1871 establishments in California