Grizzly Bluff School
Grizzly Bluff School in 2012
Grizzly Bluff School is located in California
Grizzly Bluff School
Grizzly Bluff School is located in the United States
Grizzly Bluff School
LocationGrizzly Bluff Road & East Ferry Road, California, United States
Coordinates40°33′46″N 124°10′18″W / 40.56276°N 124.17163°W / 40.56276; -124.17163
Built1871[1]
ArchitectJohn Davenport & Tom Dix[1]
Architectural styleGreek Revival [1]
NRHP reference No.79000476[1]
Added to NRHP1979[1]

The Grizzly Bluff School was an historic school in the farm fields outside Ferndale, California.[1] Students came from the surrounding Eel River valley to attend a one-room school earlier than the construction of the first known school building.[2]

Tom Dix and John Davenport built the current building in 1871, and the ornamental windbreak was planted in 1878.[3] In the 1880s, the building was moved away from the road and placed on a new foundation.[2]

Old Presbyterian Church at Grizzly Bluff

In 1900, more space was needed to support a large number of students and the old Presbyterian Church nearby was converted to schoolrooms.[2] By 1976, the school continued only grades one through four. Students from fifth and attended Ferndale Elementary School.[2] Grizzly Bluff School closed its doors for the last time on 30 June 30, 1989.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NRIS
  2. 1 2 3 4 Carlson, Beverly, editor; Ferndale Union High School; class of 1977 (1977). Where the ferns grew tall: An early history of Ferndale. Ferndale, California: Ferndale Union High School. p. 379. 0-7385-2890-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Carlson, 1966, pp 223-225
  4. ↑ California Department of Education

Sources

  • Carlson, Beverly, editor; Ferndale Union High School; class of 1977 (1977). Where the ferns grew tall: An early history of Ferndale. Charleston, South Caroline: Ferndale Union High School. p. 379. 0-7385-2890-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 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.
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