PC-000-940

Picture postcard of first building in "Gray Castle" period of San Diego High School

 

 

 

 

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 1907 and 1912.

San Diego High School; San Diego; Gray Castle; F. S. Allen; High schools

1405 Park Boulevard

California - San Diego

 

 

MS-0008

English

California Sales 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"

[hand printed in white at left bottom superimposed on photograph]
San Diego High School

 

Image

TIFF

19.27 MB