St. Helena High School - St Helena, CA
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N 38° 29.842 W 122° 27.710
10S E 546929 N 4261137
St. Helena High School in St Helena, CA.
Waymark Code: WMRAGC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2016
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"The area surrounding St. Helena in 1900 was one of small scattered school districts with little or no unity. With the completion of this building, there existed for the first time, M a widespread movement towards offering the very best educational advantages to the greatest number. This movement involved the abandonment of the small poorly equiped and inefficient local school and the bringing together of the children from a group of villages to one strong central institution. 11 ( St. Helena Star newspaper, June, 1912 ) It is one of the earliest public high school buildings in California still in existence. It may be the oldest, although we are unable to verify this absolutely. It is the only stone school building remaining in Napa County. More than any other form of architecture, stone construction is indigenous to the Napa Valley. Stone was prized for its streng&t and durability, as well as for its beauty. Over the years, there have been several stone school buildings in the county...only this one remains." (
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