{"nrhp_refnum":"90002141","name":"Turlock High School Auditorium and Gymnasium","other_names":["Old Turlock High School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1574 E. Canal Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Turlock","county":"Stanislaus County","state":"CA","lat":37.498254168000074,"lon":-120.83219732099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Entertainment/Recreation","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two original buildings of the old Turlock High School at 1574 E. Canal Drive in Turlock, California: a combined auditorium and classroom complex built 1922-1926 and a gymnasium built around 1929-1930, both designed by William H. Weeks.","why_significant":"The buildings are significant for their role in Turlock's community development, since their construction ended the long East side versus West side rivalry over the school site. The auditorium and classroom building is also a high-quality example of architecture by Weeks, the leading California school architect of his time, with features such as ramps between floors. It is the only building by Weeks in Turlock that remains in its original state.","narrative":"Old Turlock High School consists of two buildings on a landscaped site on East Canal Drive in Turlock, both designed by architect William H. Weeks. The main building combines classroom wings, an administration block and a 1,276-seat auditorium, built in stages between 1922 and 1926. It has tan brick walls, a red tile roof, glazed ceramic ornament and ramps between floors, a Weeks hallmark. The plainer stucco gymnasium followed around 1930 and later received exterior steel bracing for earthquake safety. The auditorium has changed little, though the interiors of the wings and administration section were remodeled. The complex was listed for its part in the town's growth: building the school on the East side settled a bitter East-West rivalry that had lasted for years and included court fights. It also stands out for architectural quality, as the one remaining Weeks building in Turlock of such significance in its original state. Generations of local residents attended classes here.","period_of_significance":"1921-1940","architect_builder":"Weeks, William H.","architectural_style":"Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function are both listed as school; the auditorium is virtually unchanged, while the wing and administration interiors have been remodeled and the gymnasium has seismic bracing added.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.017457-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/90002141.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002141/f63bac78e0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002141/f63bac78e0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Saeidb","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turlock_High_School_Auditorium.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Saeidb</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:Turlock_High_School_Auditorium.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862166","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130261083"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/stanislaus-county/turlock-high-school-auditorium-and-gymnasium-90002141/"}