{"nrhp_refnum":"77000280","name":"Alameda High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2200 Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alameda","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.76488192000005,"lon":-122.24585448399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-05-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Alameda High School is a public school complex at 2200 Central Avenue in Alameda, California, on a site of about 5.9 acres. Its Main Building and East Wing date from 1925 and the West Wing from 1958.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the buildings' exterior is the purest 'temple form' in the City of Alameda and represents an era of neo-classical revival that is unique among Northern California school buildings. It also presents the three buildings as a single, harmonious urban design along Central Avenue. Local traditions and notable alumni are cited as further associations.","narrative":"Alameda High School occupies a 5.9-acre site at 2200 Central Avenue in Alameda, California. Three connected buildings face the street as a single Neo-Classic composition about 900 feet long. The Main Building and East Wing, designed by Carl Werner, were built in 1925. The West Wing, designed by Ernest J. Kump in 1958, replaced the city's first high school building and uses a Stripped Classical style that matches the window spacing, roof line and pedestal of the earlier buildings. The main entrance is marked by huge Ionic concrete columns, about 30 feet tall, beneath an entablature with ornamental rosettes, and bronze doors and grilles. Inside, the auditorium seats 2,300. The nomination argues that the exterior is the purest temple form in Alameda and a unique neo-classical revival among Northern California schools. It also notes the school's local traditions and alumni, including Senator William Knowland and Assemblyman Robert Crown.","period_of_significance":"1925/1958","architect_builder":"Carl Werner (Main Building and East Wing); Ernest J. Kump (West Wing, 1958)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classic; West Wing in Stripped Classical style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the school district and described as an occupied educational facility.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.55318-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/77000280.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000280/dd9a9d522c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000280/dd9a9d522c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alameda_High_School_(Alameda,_CA).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:Alameda_High_School_(Alameda,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858137","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4705874"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/alameda-high-school-77000280/"}