Castroville Japanese Language School

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Castroville Japanese Language School
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Location11199 Geil St., Castroville, California
Coordinates 36°45′54″N121°45′05″W / 36.7651°N 121.7513°W / 36.7651; -121.7513 Coordinates: 36°45′54″N121°45′05″W / 36.7651°N 121.7513°W / 36.7651; -121.7513
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byKiezo Motokane and Kobayashi
Architectural styleHip Temple Roof
NRHP reference No. 95001127 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1995

The Castroville Japanese Language School, also known as the Castroville Nihon Gakko, is a historic building located at 11199 Geil St. in Castroville, California that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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History

It was built in 1936 and served Japanese-American sharecropping farmer families of the area as a school, as a Buddhist temple, and as a community meeting hall.

It was closed just six years later, in 1942, when the Japanese-Americans of the area were interned for the duration of World War II. According to Kunio A. Sumida, who nominated it for NRHP listing, the building "represents and symbolizes the denial of the constitutional rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution." [2]

Description

The building is extremely simple and unremarkable, except perhaps for its hipped roof that may reflect Japanese temple architecture, [2] so its importance is for its association with the Japanese-American community and what it represents to some. At the time of its NRHP nomination in 1995, it was somewhat weathered, but otherwise unchanged from its state in 1942. In a 2012 photo, it is apparent that the exterior of the building has been restored, and there is an interpretative display in front of the building. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Kunio A. Sumida (June 27, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Castroville Japanese Language School / Castroville Nihon Gakko". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1995
  3. Per photo, see the photo.