{"nrhp_refnum":"93000667","name":"Milpitas Grammar School","other_names":["Milpitas Senior Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"160 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milpitas","county":"Santa Clara County","state":"CA","lat":37.43301393000007,"lon":-121.907022085,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-07-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Neoclassical school building at 160 North Main Street in Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California, built in 1916 and now used as a senior center.","why_significant":"It is the oldest surviving school building in Milpitas and the only Neoclassical public building in the city, described as an outstanding example of that style. The form also says the site served education and civic functions for about 100 years and reflects community pride in the early twentieth century.","narrative":"Built in 1916, this one-story wood-frame building with stucco siding at 160 North Main Street in Milpitas replaced an earlier school destroyed by fire in 1912. Its square plan wraps around a central brick courtyard with classrooms, offices and a multi-purpose room. The west front has a pedimented portico carried on four Ionic columns, dentiled cornices and bracketed window bays, and the stage inside keeps its original carved proscenium. It served as a grammar school until 1956, then as City Hall until 1969, and later housed the library, chamber of commerce, police and recreation departments before becoming a senior center. It is the oldest surviving school building in Milpitas and the city's only Neoclassical public building. Its detailing and large size reflect community pride and expectations of population growth in the early twentieth century. The architect and builder are unknown. The period of significance ends at 1943 as a cutoff.","period_of_significance":"1916-1943","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century Revival (Neoclassical)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now serves as a senior center; the exterior is described as being in original condition apart from interior changes, and the courtyard columns have been reconstructed to the original style.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.577874-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/93000667.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000667/0c31131636-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000667/0c31131636-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0723-CA-015-MilpitasGrammar.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:2009-0723-CA-015-MilpitasGrammar.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861742","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milpitas_Grammar_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6860707"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-clara-county/milpitas-grammar-school-93000667/"}