{"nrhp_refnum":"79003461","name":"Old La Grange Schoolhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"La Grange Rd. and Floto St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"La Grange","county":"Stanislaus County","state":"CA","lat":37.662062855000045,"lon":-120.46078837599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-frame former schoolhouse at La Grange Road and Floto Road in La Grange, Stanislaus County, California, built in 1875. It has a rock foundation and a shingle roof.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a good example of vernacular Greek Revival architecture found in nineteenth-century California. It was the community's first educational institution and reflects the prosperity that followed hydraulic mining in the 1870s. The picturesque tower and porch added around 1900 reflect a later wave of prosperity and a major stylistic trend of that period.","narrative":"Built in 1875 in La Grange, Stanislaus County, this one-story wood-frame schoolhouse sits on a rock foundation under a shingle roof. Its design is a vernacular version of Greek Revival, with a three-bay facade, a steeply pitched gable, pilasters supporting the box cornice return, and fanlights that once ventilated the attic. A coffered door with Italianate touches and a transom marks the entrance. Around 1900 a picturesque bell tower and a wraparound front porch were added; the present tower is a restored replacement that differs slightly in its jigsaw ornament. Inside, a single schoolroom, entry hall and coatroom survive, along with the original painted wood blackboard. Later changes include a second rear exit, a side toilet unit and a coatroom converted to a washroom. The school was the community's first educational institution and reflects the prosperity that followed large-scale hydraulic mining in the 1870s. At the time of documentation it was vacant and being restored.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival with later picturesque details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant and in process of restoration; the bell tower has been rebuilt, with a decorative pattern differing slightly from the original.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.958612-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79003461.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003461/67baf4d44a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003461/67baf4d44a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mirokuofnite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_La_Grange_Schoolhouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirokuofnite</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:Old_La_Grange_Schoolhouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857834","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_La_Grange_Schoolhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7084338"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/stanislaus-county/old-la-grange-schoolhouse-79003461/"}