Built 1864 Opened 1864 Added to NRHP 26 December 1972 | NRHP Reference # 72000236 | |
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Similar Lyford's Stone Tower, Benjamin and Hilarita Lyford Ho, Tennessee Cove, Mission San Rafael Arcángel, Fort Cronkhite | ||
The Dixie Schoolhouse is a historic one-room schoolhouse located in San Rafael, Marin County, Northern California. It was built in 1864, in the Victorian Italianate style.
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History
The school was the project of Irish immigrant and Marin pioneer James Miller. The school was named "Dixie" as a dare to Miller by some builders from the American South. The school was in use for classes from 1864 until 1958. The Dixie School District gets its name from this first school.
In June 1971, the schoolhouse was moved to its current location, at 2255 Las Gallinas Avenue near Miller Creek Middle School, also in San Rafael. It was restored and renovated prior to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Museum
The school is currently preserved by the Old Dixie School Foundation, and is open to the public for visits on the first Sunday of every month from 2-4 P.M.