Campbell Union Grammar School

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Campbell Union Grammar School, now known as the Heritage Village Offices, is a historic building located in Campbell, California. The school was one of the many grammar schools that opened in Campbell and nearby cities in the 1900s. The building was completed in 1922 by prominent Bay Area architect, William H. Weeks. It is also sometimes referred to as Campbell Grammar School.

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Grammar school type of school in the United Kingdom and some other countries

A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school, differentiated in recent years from less academic secondary modern schools.

W. H. Weeks American architect

William Henry Weeks (1864–1936) was an early 20th-century architect who designed hundreds of buildings including many schools, banks, and libraries. He was well known for his monumental Greek Revival neoclassical style of architecture, although he also employed other architectural styles. His offices were based in various parts of the San Francisco Bay area throughout his career. Weeks designed hundreds of structures in over 161 Californian cities, as well as several buildings in Nevada and Oregon. Many of his buildings are still standing and some are still in use.

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A view of Campbell Union Grammar School in Campbell, California Campbell Union Grammar School.jpg
A view of Campbell Union Grammar School in Campbell, California

Campbell Union Grammar School was completed in 1922. Four school districts combined to form the Campbell Union School District in 1920. In 1921, voters approved a bond issue that allowed Campbell Union Grammar School to become the first grammar school built by the new district. William H. Weeks designed more schools in Northern California during the period 1884-1936 than any other Bay Area-based architect. He considered Campbell Grammar School to be one of his best designs. The school has been a focal point for the community since it was built. The auditorium was built larger than necessary for the student body in order to accommodate community meetings. Between 1922 and 1946 this was the only grammar school in the Campbell Union School District. [1]

The Campbell Union School District is an American school district for Primary schools in the greater San Jose, California area. It was established in 1921. As of 2010, it served the communities of Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, San Jose, and Santa Clara. The district includes 13 schools for an enrollment of 7300 students.

National Register Listing

In 1979, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) - #79000544 and is listed on the Register's Historic Places in Santa Clara County. This building stands as one of few buildings examples of 1920s Greek Revival architecture in Campbell and the South Bay Area.[ citation needed ]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

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  1. survey, historic american buildings; w, weeks, william. "Campbell Union Grammar School, 11 East Campbell Avenue, Campbell, Santa Clara County, CA". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

Coordinates: 37°17′16″N121°56′56″W / 37.2877°N 121.9489°W / 37.2877; -121.9489

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