{"nrhp_refnum":"98001193","name":"Teacher Training School Building-San Diego State Normal School","other_names":["Teacher Training School Building","San Diego State Teachers Co"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4345 Campus Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.75552922400004,"lon":-117.14711703499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced concrete teacher training school building at 4345 Campus Avenue in the University Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California, completed in 1910 for the San Diego State Normal School in Italian Renaissance Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criteria A, B and C. It is the only state-funded teacher training school building built in Southern California and was a living laboratory for student teachers. It is tied to Dr. Edward L. Hardy, a leader in California teacher education. It is also a rare Italian Renaissance Revival educational building in San Diego, attributed to State Architect George C. Sellon and State Engineer Nathan Ellery.","narrative":"Completed in 1910 on the campus of the San Diego State Normal School, this two-story reinforced concrete building at 4345 Campus Avenue served as the school's teacher training facility. Modeled on a 15th century Italian palazzo, it has a raised basement, a middle block of two floors, and a broad truncated hip roof with wooden brackets and decorative soffit panels. Herringbone and diamond brick patterns and tile-inlaid steps add detail. It was used by the Normal School, then the San Diego State Teachers College, and since 1931 by the San Diego school district, and it is now used for storage. It was listed for its role in California's teacher education, as the only state-funded teacher training school building in Southern California, for its link to college president Dr. Edward L. Hardy, and as a rare Italian Renaissance Revival educational building in San Diego. Later changes include a sealed main entrance, replaced windows and a new roof covering.","period_of_significance":"1910-1931","architect_builder":"Attributed to George C. Sellon (Architect) and Nathan Ellery (Civil Engineer); builder unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Now used solely for storage by the San Diego Unified School District; altered after 1952 (main east entrance sealed, windows replaced, clay roof tiles replaced with asphalt) but retains substantial integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.839952-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/98001193.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001193/f085c6a7f6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001193/f085c6a7f6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Eli Pousson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teacher%27s_Training_Annex,_San_Diego_State_Normal_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Eli Pousson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teacher%27s_Training_Annex,_San_Diego_State_Normal_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861000","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6139525"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/teacher-training-school-building-san-diego-state-normal-school-98001193/"}