Grizzly Bluff School
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Grizzly Bluff School | |
 Grizzly Bluff School in 2012 | |
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| Location | Grizzly Bluff Road & East Ferry Road, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°33′46″N 124°10′18″W / 40.56276°N 124.17163°W |
| Built | 1871[1] |
| Architect | John Davenport & Tom Dix[1] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival [1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000476[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1979[1] |
The Grizzly Bluff School was an historic school in the farm fields outside Ferndale, California.[1] Students came from the surrounding Eel River valley to attend a one-room school earlier than the construction of the first known school building.[2]
Tom Dix and John Davenport built the current building in 1871, and the ornamental windbreak was planted in 1878.[3] In the 1880s, the building was moved away from the road and placed on a new foundation.[2]
In 1900, more space was needed to support a large number of students and the old Presbyterian Church nearby was converted to schoolrooms.[2] By 1976, the school continued only grades one through four. Students from fifth grade attended Ferndale Elementary School.[2] Grizzly Bluff School closed its doors for the last time on 30 June 30, 1989.[4]