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- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
San Diego High School original Gray Castle
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Picture postcard of first building in "Gray Castle" period of San Diego High School
Santa Fe Railroad
The original San Diego High School was named Russ School, desgned by architects Victor and William B. Stewart in 1881. It was finished in 1882, named after the lumberman who donated the lumber and material costs for construction. The old high school building was moved off the site and it burned down in 1911. It was replaced by this Gothic Revival building known as the "Grey Castle," designed by F. S. Allen (1860-1934), with construction starting in 1906. Construction continued beyond this original building, with cornerstones for others laid in 1912, the stadium built in 1914, in 1922 and 1923 separate gymnasiums for men and women, and an auditorium in 1926. After Callifornia legislation in the 1960s required the razing of all school buildings built prior to 1933, due to earthquake concerns, architect Richard G. Wheeler (1917-1990) was retained in 1970 to design a new school. Demolition and construction proceeded simultaneously on different buildings starting in 1973 and ending with occupation of all four new buildings in 1977. This postcard might have been produced anytime between 1909, when the publisher went into business, and 1912. The printed message "On the Line of the Santa Fe" refers to a promotion by the Santa Fe Railroad to promote its use and advertising destinations, including San Diego, which it first reached in 1885.
San Diego High School; San Diego; Gray Castle; F. S. Allen; High schools
1405 Park Boulevard
California - San Diego
- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
English
Cardinell-Vincent Co., San Francisco, California, US
Postcard
3.5 inches x 5.5 inches
No
Journal of San Diego History, Spring 1982, v 28, #2, R. G. Wheeler "San Diego High School"
[printed in red at the upper left, superimposed on photograph]
3603 High School, San Diego, California
[printed in red at upper right, superimposed onphotograph]
"On the Line of the Santa Fe"
3603 High School, San Diego, California
[printed in red at upper right, superimposed onphotograph]
"On the Line of the Santa Fe"
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