Garcia School

Garcia School

The Garcia School in 2013.
Location in the state of Arizona
Location 245 N. Tegner Sreet, Wickenburg, Arizona, USA
Coordinates 33°58′15.40″N 112°43′56.07″W / 33.9709444°N 112.7322417°W / 33.9709444; -112.7322417Coordinates: 33°58′15.40″N 112°43′56.07″W / 33.9709444°N 112.7322417°W / 33.9709444; -112.7322417
Built 1905
NRHP Reference # 82002087
Added to NRHP April 1, 1982

The Garcia School is a historic school building in Wickenburg, Arizona, and is considered to be the best surviving example of a brick one-room schoolhouse remaining in the state.[1]

The Garcia School, also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse or the Garcia Little Red Schoolhouse,[2] was built of red brick in 1905 on land donated by a local pioneer named Don Ignacio Garcia, who is now considered to be the "father of Wickenburg education". It replaced a small wooden schoolhouse that was moved from Vulture City, Arizona, in 1895, and cost $1,600 to build.[3]

The Garcia School was used by students until as late as the 1970s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1982.[4] It was badly burned in a fire in 1978, but was restored in 1984[5] and used as a Community Bank of Arizona building until 2003, when it was donated to the Wickenburg Cultural Organization (WCO). It is now used as a local history museum, the office for the WCO, and by the Wickenburg Chamber Orchestra for musical education.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Garcia School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  2. ↑ "The Garcia Little Red Schoolhouse". Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Historic Destinations and Their Stories: Little Red School House in Wickenburg, Arizona". Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Landmarkhunter.com: Garcia School". Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Wickenburg Children's Cultural Organization". Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Arizona Stories: Little Red Schoolhouse". Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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