PC-000-951

San Diego High School, San Diego, California

 

 

 

Hopkins News Agency, San Diego, California, US

The first climbing fig vines were reportedly planted by the "Mother of Balboa Park," Kate Sessions (1857-1940), during her term as principal from 1884-1885, at the oldest building. Climbing figs have been planted with the new buildings ever since, and can be seen in this photograph to have taken over much of the facade of the oldest "Gray Castle" building. 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.
The publisher's number on the back of this untraveled linen postcard is 32862. Linen postcards were generally printed from around 1930 to the early 1950s.

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

1405 Park Boulevard

California - San Diego

 

 

MS-0008

English

E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 superimposed at top center of photograph]
San Diego High School, San Diego, California--77

 

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