{"nrhp_refnum":"91000547","name":"Mariposa County High School Auditorium","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5074 Old Highway N.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mariposa","county":"Mariposa County","state":"CA","lat":37.489101721000054,"lon":-119.96418029499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-05-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Spanish Colonial Revival school auditorium at 5074 Old Highway North in Mariposa, California, built in 1936-37 and designed by architect William H. Weeks.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is Mariposa's best example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and one of very few architect-designed buildings in the town. It reflects the craftsmanship of its Works Progress Administration workforce and the work of Weeks, a leading designer of California school buildings. It is also the town's only historic school building that retains integrity.","narrative":"Completed in 1937, this two-story auditorium serves the Mariposa County High School at 5074 Old Highway North. Stucco walls, a Spanish tile roof, decorative tilework over doors and windows, and urn-flanked entrances mark it as Spanish Colonial Revival work. Two wings project from the ends of the symmetrical building and frame a patio. Architect William Weeks, described as perhaps the state's pre-eminent school designer, drew up the plans, and William Spivok of San Francisco was the contractor. Construction ran from January 1936 to April 1937, funded by a $66,236 federal WPA grant and an $85,000 county bond issue. On completion it was among the largest and probably most costly buildings in town. Windows were replaced in recent decades, and interior changes suit school use, but the exterior keeps its character. It is listed for architecture as Mariposa's finest example of its style and its only historic school building with integrity.","period_of_significance":"1936-37","architect_builder":"Weeks, William H.","architectural_style":"Spanish Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a school; the exterior retains integrity apart from replaced windows and interior changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.690904-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91000547.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000547/29e00b9b08-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000547/29e00b9b08-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-MariposaCtyHSAuditorium.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-MariposaCtyHSAuditorium.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859758","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariposa_County_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30645898"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mariposa-county/mariposa-county-high-school-auditorium-91000547/"}