Built 1911 Opened 1911 Added to NRHP 16 August 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84002075 Area 2 ha | |
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Location 112 N. California St., Yerington, Nevada Architect McDonald & Beatty; Friedhoff & Ho ffel Architectural style Renaissance, Italianate | ||
Yerington Grammar School (or Yerington Grammar School No. 9) is a former school in Yerington, Nevada. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is currently home to the Jeanne Dini Center, a community and cultural venue.
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History
At the beginning of the 20th century, an expanding economy and population required a new school to be created. Yerrington Grammar School No.9 began to be built.
Building
Two Reno architects were hired to design this 16,600 dollar building, C.D. McDonald and J.J. Beatty. Friedhoff and Hoeffel, two Reno contractors, constructed this two-and-a-half story building to accommodate one hundred children.
The bottom floor is made of rusticated concrete blocks, providing a foundation for the main body of the school. The face of the building is quite elaborate, with two balanced pedimented gables over two profecting bays, and a smaller gable over the main entrance. In 1935, this structure was enlarged according to plans created by Delongchamps, preserving the look of the building. This structure continued serving to fucntion of Yerington's elementary school until 1980. A group of local people led by Jeanne Dini initiated the Yerington Grammar School no. 9 Restoration Project in the 1990s. It was restored and transformed into the Yerington Cultural Center.
Location
Yerington Grammar School no. 9 is located at the intersection of California and Littel streets, two blocks off Main in Yerington, Nevada.