The Port Costa School was built to serve the community of
Port Costa, California
Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County, California, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Situated on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait ...
. Residents voted to fund the school with a bond in April 1911, and construction began later that year. The
classic revival
Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassici ...
style building was designed by architect William Wilde, who immigrated to America from Denmark. The school opened in 1912 and closed in 1966 due to a declining population.
At this point, it had become part of the
John Swett Unified School District.
The school building now serves as an event space and is maintained by the Port Costa Conservation Society.
See also
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References
External links
Port Costa Conservation Society
History of Contra Costa County, California
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California
National Register of Historic Places in Contra Costa County, California
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
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