{"nrhp_refnum":"72000236","name":"Dixie Schoolhouse","other_names":["The Dixie School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2255 Las Gallinas Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Rafael","county":"Marin County","state":"CA","lat":38.02915251600007,"lon":-122.54646557599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-12-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, one-room Victorian schoolhouse in San Rafael, Marin County, California, built in 1868-69, with an earlier 1864 schoolhouse attached at the rear as an annex. It was moved about a quarter mile to the Miller Creek School property to save it from demolition.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is historically and architecturally significant as a link to pioneer James Miller, who donated the land and helped build it. It is described as Marin County's last substantially unaltered mid-Victorian one-room schoolhouse, and the only one of its era still devoted to public use. It is being restored as an educational museum and meeting place.","narrative":"Dixie Schoolhouse is a rectangular one-story building of about 25 by 40 feet with a very high ceiling, now located on Miller Creek School property in San Rafael. It has a symmetrical three-bay facade, double-hung wooden windows, a double-door entrance, a hipped roof with a central pediment, and Italianate bracketed cornices. A smaller 1864 schoolhouse is attached at the rear and served as an annex and library from 1868-69. Rancher and overland pioneer James Miller donated the land in 1862 so his youngest son could attend school nearby, and he helped haul redwood for construction. The school was moved about a quarter mile to avoid demolition. It is described as Marin County's last substantially unaltered mid-Victorian one-room schoolhouse, since others were converted to homes or demolished. Restoration has uncovered the original floor and blackboards, and plans call for a museum, field trips and community meetings.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (1864; 1868-69)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-Victorian with simple classical details and Italianate bracketed cornices","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good; the building was moved from its original site and is undergoing restoration as an educational museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.16268-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/72000236.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000236/8fe4b6d948-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000236/8fe4b6d948-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dixie_Schoolhouse_2255_Las_Gallinas_Ave_San_Rafael_CA_3-21-2010_5-15-53_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dixie_Schoolhouse_2255_Las_Gallinas_Ave_San_Rafael_CA_3-21-2010_5-15-53_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859666","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Schoolhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5284892"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/marin-county/dixie-schoolhouse-72000236/"}